About Orlando
Orlando is a moderately large city in Florida. With a population of around 186,000 people, Orlando is the sixth largest community in the state. The city is home to an ethnically diverse group of people with a good mixture of both a blue collar and white collar workforce.
The education level of Orlando’s citizens is considerably higher than the typical US community. Here about 28% of adults have at least a Bachelor’s degree, the average US city with this education is only about 14%. Orlando is home to the University of Central Florida, which is one of the largest universities by student enrollment in the nation.
Interestingly, Orlando contains more artists, designers and people working in the media than about 90% of American communities.The residents that contribute to the performance arts can be seen in local theme parks.
Orlando is probably best known for being the home to Disney World, Sea World, Universal Studios and other family friendly amusement parks. Parks like these have made this great city the third most visited city in America in 2007. The local economy continues to benefit from the number of visitors that come to enjoy the state and its tourist attractions.
Orlando International Airport is the city’s primary and busiest airport. It was ranked by passengers as the #1 airport in the nation according to J.D. Power & Associates. The airport is home to an on-site Hyatt Regency hotel.