About Kissimmee
- The Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimate for Kissimmee is 85,591 people, up from 79,226 in the 2020 census. Source
- In Kissimmee, 69.2% of people age 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, and 37.4% of residents are foreign-born (Census, 2020-2024). Source
- The City's history page says Kissimmee began as the Allendale trading post on the north bank of Lake Tohopekaliga, and became part of Hamilton Disston's land purchase and drainage project in the 1880s. Source
- Osceola County government is based at 1 Courthouse Square in Kissimmee. Source
- Osceola County's data sheet (citing Orlando Business Journal, Nov 2022) lists the county's largest employers: School District of Osceola County 7,900, Walt Disney Company 3,400, AdventHealth 2,600, HCA Osceola Regional Medical Center 2,190, Osceola County Government 1,410, City of Kissimmee 700, Gaylord Palms Resort 464. Source