Why Orlando?
The 2025 Greater Orlando area population is 2.94 million.
2.7% increase over last year.
Growth rate outpaces national and state average.
From July 2023 - July 2024 the greater Orlando area welcomed 76K new residents.
That’s 1,500 new people moving here a week.
Since July 2023 international migration has accounted for over 53% of the regions total population gain.
14.2% Residents in poverty.
~200k residents experiencing food insecurity.
400K MOVED TO THE CITY IN the last decade. An average of 107 people per day.
51% unchurched people. #9 in the United States.
43% DE-churched people. #6 in the United States.
From 2018 to 2019, 30% of Orlando's growth was organic. Births outnumbered deaths.
The other 70% of the growth came from positive net migrations; International and local migrations.
Racial Composition Of Orlando
Orlando is a minority-majority city and a highly unchurched and dechurched city! Although it is growing rapidly, it's also dechurching rapidly.
The rate at which people consistently attend Gospel-preaching churches is currently 6% (onpar with Seattle and Manhattan).
There is a significant need for planting Christ-centered, city-serving, church planting churches!
