Apopka vs University

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

Apopka and University 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 42,481 in University). Apopka has the higher median household income ($95,703 vs $59,322 in University). Apopka has the higher median home value ($364,300 vs $275,300 in University).

Population, income & housing

	Apopka	University
Population	56,202	42,481
Median age	38.7 yrs	20.4 yrs
Median household income	$95,703	$59,322
Median home value	$364,300	$275,300
Median gross rent	$2,009	$1,393
Housing units	20,038	9,896
Homeownership rate	80.4%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.7%	35.2%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Apopka	University
Population	51,800 → 56,202 (+8.5%)	35,777 → 42,481 (+18.7%)
Median household income	$66,057 → $95,703 (+44.9%)	$43,520 → $59,322 (+36.3%)
Median home value	$228,400 → $364,300 (+59.5%)	$193,800 → $275,300 (+42.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,296 → $2,009 (+55.0%)	$1,105 → $1,393 (+26.1%)

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

University

Population

35,77742,481

Median household income

$43,520$59,322

Median home value

$193,800$275,300

Median gross rent

$1,105$1,393

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Apopka	University
Under 5	7.0%	1.4%
5 to 17	18.1%	5.1%
18 to 24	7.5%	61.8%
25 to 34	12.7%	9.2%
35 to 44	14.1%	4.9%
45 to 54	15.3%	4.9%
55 to 64	10.9%	6.4%
65 to 74	8.9%	3.3%
75 and over	5.4%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Apopka	University
White (non-Hispanic)	37.4%	55.5%
Black or African American	26.7%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	3.6%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	1.1%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	27.1%	28.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Apopka	University
No high school diploma	9.2%	12.0%
High school graduate	23.2%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	16.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Apopka	University
Drove alone	69.0%	67.4%
Carpooled	9.3%	9.2%
Public transit	0.4%	2.5%
Walked	0.4%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	19.2%	13.0%
Other means	1.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Apopka	University
1-unit, detached	83.1%	38.8%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	11.8%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	14.2%
20 or more units	2.5%	21.3%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Apopka	University
Poverty rate	8.4%	25.0%
Average household size	2.97	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	2001	1993