Kissimmee, Florida
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City Overview
As of 2009, Kissimmee's population is 61,777 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 27.36 percent.
The median home cost in Kissimmee is $168,520. Home appreciation the last year has been -22.10 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Kissimmee's cost of living is 3.96% Lower than the U.S. average.
Kissimmee public schools spend $4,890 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about 20 students per teacher in Kissimmee.
The unemployment rate in Kissimmee is 9.80 percent(U.S. avg. is 8.50%). Recent job growth is Negative. Kissimmee jobs have Decreased by 5.50 percent.
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People
The 2009 Kissimmee, FL, population is 61,777. There are 3,654 people per square mile (population density).
Family in Kissimmee, FL
The median age is 31. The US median is 37.6. 53.47% of people in Kissimmee, FL, are married. 11.90% are divorced.
The average household size is 2.77 people. 23.91% of people are married, with children. 13.22% have children, but are single.
Race in Kissimmee, FL
61.56% of people are white, 10.61% are black, 3.60% are asian, 0.59% are native american, and 23.11% claim 'Other'.
51.22% of the people in Kissimmee, FL, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 48.78% are non-hispanic).
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Lifestyle: Living in Kissimmee, is quiet. If you're looking for a slow pace, non congestive city this is the place. Orlando is a few miles away Disney World, Sea World, Universal... (read more)Not bad for small town!: I've lived in Kissimmee for 5 years now. This town has everything! Restaurants, bars, clubs, etc. There a place call Old Town which has a bunch of restaurants, shops,... (read more)to think I chose to live here: I've lived in the environs of Kissimmee these last 19 years and hated every one of them. What I first fell in love with - albeit extremely briefly - was the Western... (read more)Have an opinion about Kissimmee? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Kissimmee Click Here
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Health
There are 92 physicians per 100,000 population in Kissimmee, FL. The US average is 170.
Kissimmee, FL Health Index
Air quality in Kissimmee, FL is 35 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.
Water quality in Kissimmee, FL is 60 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.
Superfund index is 99 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.
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No jobs, bad traffic, home prices up, hot and humi: I had to work 3 jobs at some point.These jobs don't pay much anything and its either tourist related work or you do a professional job of 2 or 3 peoples work load and... (read more)A giant dirty tourist trap: We were relocated to Florida from Michigan and it's just terrible. The schools are the worst of the worst. The education system is a complete failure. We struggled... (read more)Stay away!: I've lived here in Kissimme about 3 years. It's getting horrible!. People are rude. It's over crowded! The school system sucks! Housing is shooting through the roof, and... (read more)Have an opinion about Kissimmee? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Kissimmee Click Here
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Economy
The unemployment rate in Kissimmee, FL, is 9.80%, with job growth of -5.50%. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 19.30%.
Kissimmee, FL Taxes
Kissimmee, FL,sales tax rate is 7.00%. Income tax is 0.00%.
Kissimmee, FL Income and Salaries
The income per capita is $15,492, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $35,470.
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Office: I have just started using this and hope it will be of benefit, should I decide to retire to a different... (read more)Lifestyle: Living in Kissimmee, is quiet. If you're looking for a slow pace, non congestive city this is the place. Orlando is a few miles away Disney World, Sea World, Universal... (read more)Not bad for small town!: I've lived in Kissimmee for 5 years now. This town has everything! Restaurants, bars, clubs, etc. There a place call Old Town which has a bunch of restaurants, shops,... (read more)Have an opinion about Kissimmee? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Kissimmee Click Here
| Unemployment Rate | 9.80% | 8.50% |
| Recent Job Growth | -5.50% | -3.10% |
| Future Job Growth | 19.30% | 26.40% |
| Sales Taxes | 7.00% | 6.00% |
| Income Taxes | 0.00% | 5.02% |
| Income per Cap. | $15,492 | $24,020 |
| Household Income | $35,470 | $44,684 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 14.75% | 13.64% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 16.66% | 11.21% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 18.14% | 11.46% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 20.82% | 15.84% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 18.24% | 19.28% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 6.61% | 11.53% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 3.34% | 10.70% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 0.99% | 4.43% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.37% | 1.31% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.07% | 0.61% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 9.12% | 13.61% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 12.03% | 20.24% |
| Service | 27.73% | 14.75% |
| Sales and Office | 29.85% | 26.74% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.22% | 0.74% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 10.90% | 9.48% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 10.17% | 14.44% |
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Housing
The median home value in Kissimmee, FL, is $168,520. Home appreciation is -22.10% over the last year. The median age of Kissimmee, FL, real estate is 15 years.
Kissimmee, FL Apartments and Rentals
Renters make up 48.74% of the Kissimmee, FL, population. 13.20% of houses and apartments in Kissimmee, FL, are unoccupied (vacancy rate).
Kissimmee Housing SperlingViews
Living Near Disney: I live 5 miles from Disney in a Manufactured Home Community. We rent the lot and own the home. The community has 3 swim pools, a mini golf course, 3 club houses, many... (read more)Lifestyle: Living in Kissimmee, is quiet. If you're looking for a slow pace, non congestive city this is the place. Orlando is a few miles away Disney World, Sea World, Universal... (read more)Not bad for small town!: I've lived in Kissimmee for 5 years now. This town has everything! Restaurants, bars, clubs, etc. There a place call Old Town which has a bunch of restaurants, shops,... (read more)Have an opinion about Kissimmee? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Kissimmee Click Here
| Median Home Age | 15 | 27 |
| Median Home Cost | $168,520 | $202,300 |
| Home Appreciation | -22.10% | -4.60% |
| Homes Owned | 37.70% | 64.07% |
| Housing Vacant | 13.20% | 14.48% |
| Homes Rented | 48.74% | 21.45% |
| Property Tax Rate | $11.73 | $13.28 |
| OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS BY VALUE | | |
| Less Than $20,000 | 3.21% | 3.01% |
| $20,000 to $39,999 | 2.74% | 4.37% |
| $40,000 to $59,999 | 2.51% | 5.74% |
| $60,000 to $79,999 | 4.18% | 7.07% |
| $80,000 to $99,999 | 8.84% | 8.41% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 45.80% | 19.74% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 24.26% | 14.06% |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 6.88% | 16.59% |
| $300,000 to $399,999 | 1.11% | 8.21% |
| $400,000 to $499,999 | 0.34% | 4.53% |
| $500,000 to $749,999 | 0.13% | 4.75% |
| $1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 1.86% |
| HOUSING UNITS BY YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | | |
| 1999 to October 2005 | 26.58% | 10.15% |
| 1995 to 1998 | 10.69% | 6.69% |
| 1990 to 1994 | 13.77% | 6.70% |
| 1980 to 1989 | 23.95% | 14.75% |
| 1970 to 1979 | 13.89% | 17.11% |
| 1960 to 1969 | 4.84% | 12.78% |
| 1950 to 1959 | 3.00% | 11.64% |
| 1940 to 1949 | 1.32% | 6.64% |
| 1939 or Earlier | 1.96% | 13.55% |
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Crime
Kissimmee, FL, violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 5. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 3.
Kissimmee, FL, property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 7. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 3.
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Lifestyle: Living in Kissimmee, is quiet. If you're looking for a slow pace, non congestive city this is the place. Orlando is a few miles away Disney World, Sea World, Universal... (read more)Not bad for small town!: I've lived in Kissimmee for 5 years now. This town has everything! Restaurants, bars, clubs, etc. There a place call Old Town which has a bunch of restaurants, shops,... (read more)to think I chose to live here: I've lived in the environs of Kissimmee these last 19 years and hated every one of them. What I first fell in love with - albeit extremely briefly - was the Western... (read more)Have an opinion about Kissimmee? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Kissimmee Click Here
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Climate
Kissimmee, FL, gets 50 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 0 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 112.
On average, there are 232 sunny days per year in Kissimmee, FL. The July high is around 91 degrees. The January low is 49. Our comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is a 28 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable. The US average on the comfort index is 44.
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Office: I have just started using this and hope it will be of benefit, should I decide to retire to a different... (read more)Lifestyle: Living in Kissimmee, is quiet. If you're looking for a slow pace, non congestive city this is the place. Orlando is a few miles away Disney World, Sea World, Universal... (read more)Not bad for small town!: I've lived in Kissimmee for 5 years now. This town has everything! Restaurants, bars, clubs, etc. There a place call Old Town which has a bunch of restaurants, shops,... (read more)Have an opinion about Kissimmee? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Kissimmee Click Here
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Education
Kissimmee, FL, schools spend $4,890 per student. There are 20 pupils per teacher, 1,070 students per librarian, and 498 children per counselor in Kissimmee, FL schools.
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Disney's Backyard: The area is not bad if you don't mind tourists, high prices, and traffic... (read more)No jobs, bad traffic, home prices up, hot and humi: I had to work 3 jobs at some point.These jobs don't pay much anything and its either tourist related work or you do a professional job of 2 or 3 peoples work load and... (read more)A giant dirty tourist trap: We were relocated to Florida from Michigan and it's just terrible. The schools are the worst of the worst. The education system is a complete failure. We struggled... (read more)Have an opinion about Kissimmee? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Kissimmee Click Here
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Transportation
The average one-way commute in Kissimmee, FL, takes 28 minutes. 76% of commuters drive their own car alone. 18% carpool with others. 2% take mass transit and 1% work from home.
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Office: I have just started using this and hope it will be of benefit, should I decide to retire to a different... (read more)Lifestyle: Living in Kissimmee, is quiet. If you're looking for a slow pace, non congestive city this is the place. Orlando is a few miles away Disney World, Sea World, Universal... (read more)Not bad for small town!: I've lived in Kissimmee for 5 years now. This town has everything! Restaurants, bars, clubs, etc. There a place call Old Town which has a bunch of restaurants, shops,... (read more)Have an opinion about Kissimmee? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Kissimmee Click Here
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Cost of Living
Our cost of living indices are based on a US average of 100. An amount below 100 means Kissimmee, FL is cheaper than the US average. A cost of living index above 100 means Kissimmee, FL is more expensive.
Overall, Kissimmee, FL cost of living is 96.04.
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Living Near Disney: I live 5 miles from Disney in a Manufactured Home Community. We rent the lot and own the home. The community has 3 swim pools, a mini golf course, 3 club houses, many... (read more)Lifestyle: Living in Kissimmee, is quiet. If you're looking for a slow pace, non congestive city this is the place. Orlando is a few miles away Disney World, Sea World, Universal... (read more)Not bad for small town!: I've lived in Kissimmee for 5 years now. This town has everything! Restaurants, bars, clubs, etc. There a place call Old Town which has a bunch of restaurants, shops,... (read more)Have an opinion about Kissimmee? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Kissimmee Click Here
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29.07% of the people in Kissimmee, FL are religious, meaning they affiliate with a religion. 11.03% are Catholic; 12.28% are Protestant; 0.96% are LDS; 3.80% are another Christian faith; 0.70% in Kissimmee, FL are Jewish; 0.02% are an eastern faith; 0.29% affilitates with Islam.
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No jobs, bad traffic, home prices up, hot and humi: I had to work 3 jobs at some point.These jobs don't pay much anything and its either tourist related work or you do a professional job of 2 or 3 peoples work load and... (read more)Disney's Backyard: The area is not bad if you don't mind tourists, high prices, and traffic... (read more)A giant dirty tourist trap: We were relocated to Florida from Michigan and it's just terrible. The schools are the worst of the worst. The education system is a complete failure. We struggled... (read more)Have an opinion about Kissimmee? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Kissimmee Click Here
| Percent Religious | 29.07% | 50.03% |
| Catholic | 11.03% | 21.92% |
| Protestant | 12.28% | 19.12% |
| LDS | 0.96% | 1.57% |
| Baptist | 6.42% | 8.16% |
| Episcopalian | 0.53% | 8.12% |
| Pentecostal | 1.85% | 1.89% |
| Lutheran | 0.70% | 2.81% |
| Methodist | 2.19% | 3.84% |
| Presbyterian | 0.59% | 1.33% |
| Other Christian | 3.80% | 4.66% |
| Jewish | 0.70% | 2.16% |
| Eastern | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Islam | 0.29% | 0.54% |
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47.00% of the people in Kissimmee, FL are registered as Democrats. 52.45% are registered Republican. Remaining are independent: 0.55%.
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Lifestyle: Living in Kissimmee, is quiet. If you're looking for a slow pace, non congestive city this is the place. Orlando is a few miles away Disney World, Sea World, Universal... (read more)Not bad for small town!: I've lived in Kissimmee for 5 years now. This town has everything! Restaurants, bars, clubs, etc. There a place call Old Town which has a bunch of restaurants, shops,... (read more)to think I chose to live here: I've lived in the environs of Kissimmee these last 19 years and hated every one of them. What I first fell in love with - albeit extremely briefly - was the Western... (read more)Have an opinion about Kissimmee? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Kissimmee Click Here
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