Holden Heights, Florida
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Holden Heights is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
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 and an unincorporated area in Orange County
Orange County, Florida
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 1,145,956....

, Florida
Florida
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, United States
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. The population was 3,856 at the 2000 census. The ZIP code
ZIP Code
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 serving the CDP is 32839. It is part of the Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

Kissimmee
Kissimmee, Florida
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 Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Holden Heights is located at 28°30′4"N 81°23′8"W (28.501031, -81.385593), or about two miles SSW of Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

.

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 4.3 km² (1.7 mi²). 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (23.95%) is water. The elevation
Elevation
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 of the CDP is 100 ft. above sea level
Sea level
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.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 3,856 people, 1,391 households, and 950 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,172.3/km² (3,030.0/mi²). There were 1,631 housing units at an average density of 495.9/km² (1,281.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.77% White, 17.27% African American, 0.31% Native American, 2.62% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 4.02% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.68% of the population.

There were 1,391 households out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,950, and the median income for a family was $48,693. Males had a median income of $30,731 versus $28,707 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $20,761. About 12.6% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.3% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

Holden Heights' Population History from the U.S. Census Bureau

  • 1970.....6,206
  • 1980....13,864 (Z)
  • 1990.....4,387
  • 2000.....3,856


(Z): Parts of community annexed by Orlando in the 1980s.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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