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Alafaya, Florida.

A community in Orange County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Orange County’s.

Living in Alafaya, Orange County, Florida

Alafaya, in Orange County, had 92,452 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $100,950 a year and half less, against $79,719 across Orange County; 9% of its people live below the poverty line. 64% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 36% are rented. Unemployment in Orange County was 4.5% in August 2026, and the county had 0.5% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 92,452 in the 2020 census; median age 37.1
Household income $100,950 the median, give or take $2,224 · Orange County: $79,719
Unemployment 4.5% Orange County, August 2026; 4.1% a year before
Homes 64% lived in by their owners; 36% rented
  • 32,866households
  • 50%of adults have a degree
  • 9%below the poverty line
  • 31 mintypical commute
  • 22%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care23%
  • Professional and business services16%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment12%
  • Shops (retail)10%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities7%
  • Banks, insurance and property7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Orange County had 954,330 jobs in 2025, 0.5% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 71° and 52°; warmest in July, 92° and 75° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 71° 52° F M A M J J 92° 75° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 71° and 52°; warmest in July, 92° and 75° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 71° 52° F M A M J J 92° 75° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 71° and lows near 52°; warmest in July, with highs near 92° and lows near 75°. About 51 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Orlando Executive Airport weather station, 9 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Alafaya

  1. Lockheed Martin Corporation US FL Orlando Global Inovation (1044)Flight simulation machinery manufacturing3,588
  2. WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters559
  3. TargetDiscount department stores335
  4. Publix Super MarketsSupermarkets and other grocery stores198
  5. Publix Super MarketsSupermarkets and other grocery stores191
  6. Publix Super MarketsSupermarkets and other grocery stores187
  7. Lowe's Companies, INCHomecenter148
  8. WalmartSupermarkets and other grocery stores127

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 27 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 6,378 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Strong windRelatively high
  2. HurricanesRelatively moderate
  3. Cold wavesrelatively high in parts of AlafayaRelatively moderate
  4. Lightningrelatively high in parts of AlafayaRelatively moderate
  5. Tornadoesrelatively high in parts of AlafayaRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Alafaya’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively moderate. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Orange County.