Horizon West is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. It is part of the OrlandoâÂÂKissimmeeâÂÂSanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 58,101 at the 2020 census.
Horizon West is a master-planned community consisting of a central town center, Hamlin, and five designated mixed-use villages: Bridgewater, Lakeside Village, Hickory Nut, Ovation Village, and Seidel Village, all set within a network of greenbelts. The concept was adopted in 1995 by Orange County. As of 2017, Horizon West can be considered one of the fast growing master-planned communities nationwide.
Horizon West is located in southwestern Orange County, directly north and west of Walt Disney World Resort.
Horizon West is bordered on the north by the city of Winter Garden, on the east by the town of Windermere, and on the south by the city of Bay Lake (the municipality which contains Walt Disney World Resort) and the census-designated place Four Corners.
It was a newly defined area as of the 2010 census. State Road 429, the Daniel Webster Western Beltway, runs through the CDP, connecting Ocoee to the north with Four Corners and Interstate 4 to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 13.50%, is water.
In 2026, phase 1A of the Horizon West Regional Park opened, which included new parking, facilities, an even pavilion, and an inclusive playground.
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 14,000 people, 3,687 households, and 2,512 families residing in the CDP.
As of the 2020 census, Horizon West had a population of 58,101. The median age was 34.0 years. 28.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 7.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.2 males age 18 and over.
94.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 5.4% lived in rural areas.
There were 19,322 households in Horizon West, of which 46.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 62.1% were married-couple households, 11.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 20,965 housing units, of which 7.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.1%.