Apopka vs Horizon West

A side-by-side comparison of Apopka and Horizon West: population, income, housing, and more.

Apopka and Horizon West are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Horizon West has the higher population (62,152 vs 56,202 in Apopka). Horizon West has the higher median household income ($123,586 vs $95,703 in Apopka). Horizon West has the higher median home value ($498,700 vs $364,300 in Apopka).

Population, income & housing

	Apopka	Horizon West
Population	56,202	62,152
Median age	38.7 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$95,703	$123,586
Median home value	$364,300	$498,700
Median gross rent	$2,009	$2,236
Housing units	20,038	22,214
Homeownership rate	80.4%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.7%	58.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Apopka	Horizon West
Population	51,800 → 56,202 (+8.5%)	39,065 → 62,152 (+59.1%)
Median household income	$66,057 → $95,703 (+44.9%)	$98,247 → $123,586 (+25.8%)
Median home value	$228,400 → $364,300 (+59.5%)	$343,600 → $498,700 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,296 → $2,009 (+55.0%)	$1,816 → $2,236 (+23.1%)

Apopka

Population

51,80056,202

Median household income

$66,057$95,703

Median home value

$228,400$364,300

Median gross rent

$1,296$2,009

Horizon West

Population

39,06562,152

Median household income

$98,247$123,586

Median home value

$343,600$498,700

Median gross rent

$1,816$2,236

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Apopka	Horizon West
Under 5	7.0%	6.7%
5 to 17	18.1%	22.4%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.7%	12.5%
35 to 44	14.1%	24.0%
45 to 54	15.3%	12.2%
55 to 64	10.9%	6.9%
65 to 74	8.9%	6.4%
75 and over	5.4%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Apopka	Horizon West
White (non-Hispanic)	37.4%	56.2%
Black or African American	26.7%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.6%	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	1.1%
Two or more races	3.9%	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino	27.1%	21.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Apopka	Horizon West
No high school diploma	9.2%	2.0%
High school graduate	23.2%	10.8%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	38.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	19.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Apopka	Horizon West
Drove alone	69.0%	65.6%
Carpooled	9.3%	3.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.6%
Walked	0.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	19.2%	28.0%
Other means	1.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Apopka	Horizon West
1-unit, detached	83.1%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	15.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	6.8%
20 or more units	2.5%	13.2%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Apopka	Horizon West
Poverty rate	8.4%	6.9%
Average household size	2.97	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	2001	2013