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The Central Florida Region consists of 7 counties, including Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, and Volusia, with an estimated population of over 3.5 million. The region, projected to grow by an additional 4 million people by 2050, includes 85 incorporated municipalities, is home to two United States Senators, and represents 8 congressional districts.
The Central Florida Region includes the world's top spaceport, annual domestic and international airport destinations serving over 17 million residents and visitors annually, and hosts the nation's 6th largest public university and Florida's newest medical school. Annual visitors to Central Florida are estimated at over 48 million in 2008. |
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The Greater Orlando metropolitan region is a destination that ranks as the third most visited region among travelers in the year 2009. Since the establishment of destination tourism in the 1970s, the local economy has diversified, and today the region is the center of operations for multiple companies servicing Central Florida. (CLICK ON IMAGE TO VIEW DATA)
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Orlando metropolitan region has also ranked as the sixth largest cities for doing business in America. (CLICK ON IMAGE TO VIEW DATA)
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BizJournals searched for the best markets to develop small business using a six-part formula to analize the nation's 100 largest metropolitan area, in which Orlando ranked as number seven.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CENTRAL FLORIDA
Presented below are a series of documents consisting of demographic statistics, economic studies and Hispanic impact analysis for the Orlando Metropolitan Statistical Area and Central Florida. This information is provided to the general public and it is free of charge. As an online visitor, you may download the files presented in this page for your personal informational use, as long as you respect the copyright laws of the authors of these documents.
4.1. Hispanic Owned Businesses in the U.S, State of Florida and Orlando MSA.
Presented by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando. Hispanic Owned Firms (PDF document - 4 pages/ 1.4MB) presents data that has been collected from the U.S. Department of Commerce's economic census of 2002, 1997 and 1992. It provides facts and information about the composition of Hispanic businesses in the United States of America.
4.2. Metro Orlando profile.
Presented by Metro Orlando Economic Development Comission (http://www.orlandoedc.com/) In the Metro Orlando Profile (PDF document - 5 pages/ 106KB) you will find a compilation of important information related to demographic, labor, education, housing and other statistics that are relevant to the Central Florida Area including Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties, and the City of Orlando.
4.3. MyRegion.org: 2009 Progress Report for the Central Florida Region.
After nearly a decade of regional collaboration, has Central Florida advanced as a region? Are we better able to compete in a global economy and provide a high quality for residents? The Where in the World Are We? 2009 Progress Report for the Central Florida Region is presented in a convenient 28 page/6.24MB PDF document that provides in-depth analysis of how the region has progressed during the last decade in the areas of Economic Leadership, Education, Environment, Quality of Life, Smart, Quality, Growth and Regional Resolves and Cooperation.
The report also quantifies the progress being made on key regional indicators and compares it to other state, national and international comparable regions; examining the gaps where regional collaboration might exist
Regional Indicators: Additional specific information is presented below for regional indicators.
a. Economic Leadership - click here to download section indicators and data
b. Education - click here to download section indicators and data
c. Environment - click here to download section indicators and data
d. Quality of Life - click here to download section indicators and data
e. Smart Quality Growth - click here to download section indicators and data
f. Summary - click here to download indicators summary
| The information presented above is extremely valuable to individuals and organizations looking into everything our region has to offer. The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando is proud to partner with myregion.org and salutes the leadership of the organization for putting together the 2009 Progress Report for the Central Florida Region. For more information about the myregion.org, its mission and objectives to move our region into tomorrow, visit www.myregion.org. |
4.4. Hispanic Summit reports on Central Florida (2005-2007).
An exceptional array of speakers who participated in the Hispanic Summit conducted in 2005, 2006 and 2007 in Orlando, FL, discussed topics ranging from Philanthropy and Civic Participation, Media, Economic Opportunities between Puerto Rico and Central Florida, Free Trade Agreements and the Business Community's Commitment to Diversity and Entrepreneurship.
During these years the Hispanic Summit, three pieces of Original Research Studies were presented to our community: The Economic Impact of Hispanics in Central Florida, Puerto Ricans in Orlando and Central Florida and the Regional Leadership Survey, a multi-county analysis highlighting the different voter attitudes and trends in the region. Such information has provided valuable information to our government, business and civic leaders to make plans for the future and promote cooperation, coordination and collaboration in the region.
Research available from the Hispanic Summit includes the following:
4.4.1. Hank Fishkind, Ph.D, President, Fishkind & Associates, Inc. on the Regional Economic Impact of the growing Hispanik Market.
a. Economic Impact of Hispanics in Central Florida (PDF document - 29 pages/608KB)
b. Regional Economic Impact Research: Hispanic Communities in Central Florida (PowerPoint document - 35 Slides/143KB)
4.4.2 Jorge Duany, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Puerto Rico and Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, Ph.D., Director, Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños (Center for Puerto Rican Studies). Their presentation is entitled "Puerto Ricans in Orlando and Central Florida" and is original, never-done-before research, presented for the first time at the Hispanic Summit.
a. Puerto Ricans in Orlando and Central Florida (PDF document - 62 pages/216KB)
b. Puerto Ricans in Orlando and Central Florida (PowerPoint document - 38 Slides/1.95MB)
4.4.3. David Hill, Hill Research Consultants and John Sowinski, Principal, Consensus Communications, unveiled the Regional Leadership Survey, a multi-county analysis highlighting different voter attitudes and trends in Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole and Volusia Counties.
a. Regional Leadership Survey of Voters in Central Florida (PDF document - 444 pages/2.07MB)
b. Economic Impact of Hispanics in Central Florida (PDF document - 29 pages/608KB)
c. Regional Economic Impact Research: Hispanic Communities in Central Florida (PowerPoint document - 35 Slides/143KB)
4.5. Hispanics in the United States
A quick look at Hispanic population in the United States, its size and growth, geographic distribution and socio-economic characteristics. The Hispanics in the United States report is presented in PDF format (38-page/3.07MB) and was created by the Ethnicity and Ancestry Branch, Population Division of the U.S. Census Bureau. For more specific information regarding Hispanic population figures at national levels, please visit www.census.gov.
4.6. Florida and Metro Forecast (2009-2012)
A comprehensive, quarterly forecast of the Florida economy and 12 metropolitan areas produced by the Institute for Economic Competitiveness at the University of Central Florida. Metropolitan areas covered by the 94-page/6.4MB PDF document include: Pensacola, Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Gainesville, Ocala, Deltona-Daytona Beach, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Lakeland, Orlando-Kissimmee, Palm Bay-Melbourne, Naples-Marco Island, and Miami-Fort Lauderdale.
The Institute for Economic Competitiveness strives to provide complete, accurate, and timely national, state, and regional forecasts and economic analysis. Through these analysis, the Institute provides valuable resources to the public and private sectors for informed decision making.
For additional information about the Institute for Economic Competitiveness and the University of Central Florida, please visit http://www.bus.ucf.edu/hitec/index.shtm
4.7. Hispanic Population in Central Florida (Tri-County area: Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties)
A report containing information about general population and Hispanic population for Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties. This two-page/20KB PDF report presents information from the years 2000-2007 and also contains projections for the years 2008-2012.
Numbers released in May of 2009 by the U.S. Census Bureau show that the economic slowdown has not stopped the growth of the Hispanic population in Central Florida. In fact, the entire Central Florida region has continued to grow, with Orange County undergoing a final symbolic step in its demographic shift of the last few decades. Orange county has now become the second one in Central Florida where no one ethnic or racial group can claim a majority. Basically, the white population has slipped below the 50 percent mark, placing Orange County among the most diverse counties in the nation.
The census also estimates that there are now about 659,000 Hispanics in the counties of Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole and Volusia. That's about 18 percent of the region's 3.6 million residents.
In Osceola, Hispanics had already become a significant majority. They now make 42 percent of that county's nearly 264,000 residents.
Orange County has by far the most Latino residents. It is also the largest of all the counties in terms of population with more than 1 million residents – and about a quarter of those are Hispanics. For more information, please visit www.uscensus.gov.
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