Living in St. Cloud, Florida
St. Cloud is a city in Osceola County, with about 65,130 people.1 It feels suburban, at 2,233 people per square mile.1,3
Nearest 24-hour emergency room
Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital, listed in St. Cloud.2
Straight-line distance from the town's center; driving is longer. Freestanding ERs and urgent care aren't counted.
Life in Central Florida
Inland Florida's big middle: metro Orlando, the theme parks, and fast-growing suburbs stretching west to Lakeland and north to Sanford, with lakes everywhere you look.4,5
Hazards: Hurricanes still reach inland: Charley crossed right over Orlando in August 2004 with sustained winds near 85 mph and gusts of 106 mph at the airport, tearing roofs from three terminals and toppling Winter Park's old oaks onto power lines and cars.4,6,7
Visitor information
Osceola County's official tourism office: Experience Kissimmee.8 Ask about local events, things to do and a free visitor guide, if they offer one.
Read the free Central Florida preview, including the region's state-certified visitor centers.
The full St. Cloud town card
Choosing Your Place has the complete card for St. Cloud and 779 other places:
- How its home values, rent, age and income compare with the rest of Central Florida
- Household income, and how many ER hospitals are within 15 miles
- The nearest airline airport and the nearest big airport
- The full region profile, side-by-side compare and the monthly-cost calculator
Other places in Osceola County
- Kissimmee · 81,479 people · home value $304,400
- Four Corners · 65,048 people · home value $351,800
- Buenaventura Lakes · 32,682 people · home value $327,500
- Celebration · 13,667 people · home value $635,000
- Campbell · 2,123 people · home value $77,200
"Median" means half are above and half below. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for St. Cloud as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls St. Cloud can be larger.
Notes
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024
- CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (places)
- Orlando climate and history (Wikipedia, NOAA 1991–2020 normals)
- Walt Disney World (Wikipedia)
- Hurricane Charley (Wikipedia)
- Winter Park sinkhole, 1981 (U.S. Geological Survey)
- County tourism office websites, each opened or confirmed 2026-11-05