Casselberry is 10 miles north of downtown Orlando, Florida.
Geography
North Triplet Lake in Casselberry, Florida
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.1 square miles (18km2), of which 6.7 square miles (17km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0km2) (6.06%) is water.
Casselberry features over 30 lakes and ponds, most notably Lake Howell, the largest, as well as the Triplet Chain of Lakes, Lake Kathryn, and Lake Concord.
Casselberry is connected to the rest of central Florida through major roads including U.S. Route 17-92, State Route 436, and Interstate 4.
Hibbard Casselberry initially purchased 140 acres of fernery land near Lake Orienta, later selling it to another local family. He then acquired hundreds of acres surrounding the Triplet Chain of Lakes, where he developed Fern Park Estates. In 1940, the Florida Legislature approved a petition to incorporate the town of Casselberry. The town thrived under his leadership, initially operating without real estate taxes. Casselberry served as the town's first mayor for two terms and held a seat on the town council.
On October 10, 1940, residents voted to officially incorporate the town as a tax-free community known as the "Town of Casselberry" to avoid paying property taxes.
On July 25, 1965, the town was officially reincorporated as the "City of Casselberry", and in 1976, Casselberry citizens voted to have property taxes reinstated.
In the months of July, August, and September of 2025, the city published a 'Quarterly Newsletter' which included information about the state of the sity, local events, and cultural topics. Since then, no more features of the Quarterly Newsletter have been published, although the originals have been archived.
Casselberry city, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
As of the 2020 census, Casselberry had a population of 28,794. The median age was 38.4 years. 18.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.6 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 12,349 households in Casselberry, of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 34.7% were married-couple households, 21.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 34.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Of these households, 6,729 were family households.
There were 13,038 housing units, of which 5.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.7%.
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 26,241 people, 11,109 households, and 6,334 families residing in the city.
At the 2010 U.S. census, the population density was 3,751.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,448.6/km2). There were 12,708 housing units.
In 2010, there were 11,430 households, out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.0% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.92.
In 2010, the median income for a household in the city was $44,807, and the median income for a family was $51,371. The per capita income for the city was $24,184. About 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line.
In 2017, the city of Casselberry adopted Parks Master Plan calls for the development of a skatepark. The development of a community skatepark has been advocated for by citizens of the city for over two years through a grassroots campaign.
