Fastest Growing Counties For the 21st Century

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On August 13, 2004, Hurricane Charley stormed through Kissimmee bringing damaging winds in excess of 100 miles per hour. The hurricane rolled through bringing damage to homes and buildings, fallen trees and 100 percent of the residents without power. Kissimmee Utility Authority restored power to 54 percent of the inhabitants in the first 72 hours; 85 percent were restored within one week. Service was restored to all customers on August 28. Three weeks after Hurricane Charley struck, the area was ravaged by Hurricane Frances; and three weeks after Frances, Hurricane Jeanne

Osceola County which was established in 1887, had already grown in population to 172,493 by the year 2000. But in the six years that marked the beginning of the 21 Century, the county increased the number of residents by 41.5 percent bringing the estimated total population in July 2006 to 24,4045.

The astounding growth of the last six years has made Osceola County the second fastest growing county in the Sunshine State of Florida and the 17th fastest in the nation.

Although accurate statistics are not available to determine how the growth may have affected the price of homes in the area, in the year 2000 the median cost for a home within the 1,322 square mile jurisdiction was $99,300.

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