Oviedo is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 27,023 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Oviedo is the 100th largest community in Florida.

Oviedo is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.67% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Oviedo is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oviedo who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.69%), sales jobs (14.46%), and management occupations (13.45%).

Also of interest is that Oviedo has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Oviedo is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people - 97.4% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Oviedo.

As is often the case in a small city, Oviedo doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Oviedo Information and Demographics

The population of Oviedo is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 41.26% of adults in Oviedo have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Oviedo in 2000 was $23,831, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,324 for a family of four. However, Oviedo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Oviedo is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Oviedo home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Oviedo is White, followed by African-American. Oviedo also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.59% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Oviedo include German, Italian, English, Irish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Oviedo is English. Some people also speak Spanish.