Moving to Mount Dora, Florida

Population: 9,418. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,474 (+21.8% change)
Males: 4,354 (46.2%), Females: 5,064 (53.8%)

Lake County

Zip codes: 32757.

Demographics

Median resident age: 46.1 years
Median household income: $36,086
Median house value: $110,700

Population by Race

Races in Mount Dora:

  • White Non-Hispanic (72.7%)
  • Black (19.2%)
  • Hispanic (6.7%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: English (14.3%), German (14.2%), Irish (13.4%), United States (8.6%), French (3.9%), Italian (3.4%).

Elevation: 175 feet

Land area: 4.9 square miles

Map of Mount Dora, FL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mount Dora

  • High school or higher: 81.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 27.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Dora city

  • Never married: 17.0%
  • Now married: 58.1%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 12.1%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

5.4% Foreign born (2.8% Latin America, 1.3% Europe, 0.7% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,797 (+23.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Dora:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Dora:

  • ORLANDO SANFORD (about 29 miles; ORLANDO, FL; Abbreviation: SFB)
  • ORLANDO INTL (about 36 miles; ORLANDO, FL; Abbreviation: MCO)
  • OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FIELD (about 47 miles; OCALA, FL; Abbreviation: OCF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Dora:

  • MID FLORIDA AIR SERVICE (about 3 miles; EUSTIS, FL; Abbreviation: X55)
  • BOB WHITE FIELD (about 6 miles; ZELLWOOD, FL; Abbreviation: X61)
  • UMATILLA MUNI (about 8 miles; UMATILLA, FL; Abbreviation: X23)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Dora:

  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 24 miles; MAITLAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,992)
  • ROLLINS COLLEGE (about 25 miles; WINTER PARK, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,899)
  • SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; SANFORD, FL; Full-time enrollment: 5,261)
  • STETSON UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; DELAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,966)
  • VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ORLANDO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 15,792)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (about 32 miles; ORLANDO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 26,717)
  • CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; OCALA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,101)

Private high schools in Mount Dora:

  • CHRISTIAN HOME – BIBLE SCHOOL (Students: 668; Location: PO BOX 1017 13TH AVE MCDON ST; Grades: KG – 12)
  • SOLID ROCK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 42; Location: PO BOX DRAWER 236; Grades: KG – 12)

Private primary/middle schools in Mount Dora:

  • MONTESSORI N.E.S.T. & CHILDREN (Students: 72; Location: 500 S. CLAYTON ST.; Grades: PK – 6)
  • CARLTON PALMS EDUCATIONAL CENT (Students: 34; Location: 28308 CHURCHILL SMITH LANE; Grades: UG – UG)