Brevard County vs Orange County
Two neighbouring counties in Florida, compared on population, size, income and housing. They share 37 mi of border.
Brevard County
Florida
Orange County
Florida
Both outlines are drawn at true relative size. Brevard County spans about 107.8 km at its widest.
Side by side
| Measure | Brevard County | Difference | Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 663,982 | -56.5% | 1,528,002 |
| Change since 2020 | 9.1% | +2.4 pp | 6.7% |
| Land area | 1,015 sq mi | +12.4% | 903.1 sq mi |
| Population density | 654 per sq mi | -61.3% | 1,692 per sq mi |
| Median household income | $78,476 | -1.6% | $79,719 |
| Median home value | $339,600 | -12.9% | $390,100 |
| Median age | 46.7 | +27.6% | 36.6 |
| Households | 257,695 | -51.2% | 527,776 |
| Housing units | 299,305 | -49.0% | 586,805 |
Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026; US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. The difference column is computed here: the first county's figure against the second, expressed as a percentage of the second. The change-since-2020 row is the exception: two growth rates differ in percentage points (pp), not percent. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
What the numbers say
- Orange County holds about 2.3 times the population of Brevard County: 1,528,002 against 663,982.
- Brevard County covers more ground, at 1,015 square miles against 903.1.
- Orange County is the more crowded of the two, at 1,692 people per square mile against 654.
- Median household income is higher in Orange County, by 1,243 dollars a year.
- Since 2020, Brevard County has grown by 9.1% and Orange County has grown by 6.7%.
- They share 37 mi of common border, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which almost no other county reference presents.
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Rebuilt from source data 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.