Apopka vs Ocoee

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

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

Apopka has the higher population (56,202 vs 47,885 in Ocoee). Apopka has the higher median household income ($95,703 vs $93,292 in Ocoee). Ocoee has the higher median home value ($368,900 vs $364,300 in Apopka).

Population, income & housing

	Apopka	Ocoee
Population	56,202	47,885
Median age	38.7 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$95,703	$93,292
Median home value	$364,300	$368,900
Median gross rent	$2,009	$1,858
Housing units	20,038	15,367
Homeownership rate	80.4%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.7%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Apopka	Ocoee
Population	51,800 → 56,202 (+8.5%)	46,305 → 47,885 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$66,057 → $95,703 (+44.9%)	$75,329 → $93,292 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$228,400 → $364,300 (+59.5%)	$242,200 → $368,900 (+52.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,296 → $2,009 (+55.0%)	$1,441 → $1,858 (+28.9%)

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

Ocoee

Population

46,30547,885

Median household income

$75,329$93,292

Median home value

$242,200$368,900

Median gross rent

$1,441$1,858

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Apopka	Ocoee
Under 5	7.0%	7.9%
5 to 17	18.1%	19.3%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.7%	15.5%
35 to 44	14.1%	15.6%
45 to 54	15.3%	12.7%
55 to 64	10.9%	10.9%
65 to 74	8.9%	7.5%
75 and over	5.4%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Apopka	Ocoee
White (non-Hispanic)	37.4%	37.2%
Black or African American	26.7%	21.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.6%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	3.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	27.1%	28.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Apopka	Ocoee
No high school diploma	9.2%	14.6%
High school graduate	23.2%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Apopka	Ocoee
Drove alone	69.0%	67.0%
Carpooled	9.3%	11.1%
Public transit	0.4%	1.5%
Walked	0.4%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.5%
Worked from home	19.2%	13.8%
Other means	1.5%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Apopka	Ocoee
1-unit, detached	83.1%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	6.8%
20 or more units	2.5%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Apopka	Ocoee
Poverty rate	8.4%	10.4%
Average household size	2.97	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	32	31
Median year structure built	2001	1999