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Winter Haven, FL

52,846 Population
32.9 square miles 1,604.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±2.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 39.6 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Florida: 42.6 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6458%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female52%
  • Male
  • Female
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44%White26%†Black0%†Native2%†Asian0%Islander1%†Other3%†Two+25%†Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$30,101 ±$1,643 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: $31,927 ±$533
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Florida: $41,055 ±$191
$59,604 ±$3,197 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: $63,644 ±$868
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $71,711 ±$282

16.5% ±2.5% (8,549  ±1,282) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 14.7% 109,496 (±0.6% / ±4,729)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Florida: 12.6% 2,707,698 (±0.1% / ±27,380)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty26%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty13%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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28.3 minutes ±1.3 (586,955  ±39,310) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 30.2 8,841,210 (±0.4 / ±144,964)
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 28 242,796,500 (±0.1 / ±1,059,149)

Families

19,691 ±859 Number of households
  • the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 276,643 ±2,021
  • Florida: 8,550,911 ±21,145
2.6 ±0.1 (52,042  ±114) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 2.7 745,208 (±0 / ±378)
  • a little higher than the figure in Florida: 2.5 21,454,752

Population by household type

Married couples53%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married47%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale34%†Female31%
Now marriedMale51%Female44%
DivorcedMale11%†Female16%†
WidowedMale5%†Female10%†
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4.5% ±2% (530  ±238) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 4.6% † 8,007 (±0.6% / ±1,034)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 4.8% 231,960 (±0.1% / ±4,526)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-194%†20-2414%†25-293%†30-358%†35-390%40-441%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

22,944 ±836 Number of housing units
  • the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 329,750 ±186
  • Florida: 10,082,356 ±678

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied86%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied62%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit69%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$248,200 ±$12,051 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: $240,000 ±$2,999
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Florida: $325,000 ±$895

17.6% ±3.7% (9,214  ±1,941.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 14.5% 109,045 (±0.7% / ±4,949.3)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 14% 3,045,406 (±0.1% / ±24,362.6)

Social

87.6% ±4.1% (32,364  ±1,706.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 87.5% 461,635 (±1.1% / ±5,793.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 89.6% 14,206,862 (±0.2% / ±38,654.5)
22.2% ±2% (8,194  ±749.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 22.6% 119,424 (±0.5% / ±2,831.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 33.2% 5,263,931 (±0.1% / ±22,582.4)

Population by highest level of education

12%†No degree34%High school32%Some college15%†Bachelor's7%†Post-grad
* Universe: Population 25 years and over
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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11.8% ±3.2% (6,242  ±1,711) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 11.5% 87,684
  • about half the rate in Florida: 21.4% 4,694,419

8.1% ±1.1% (3,358  ±456) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 7.7% 45,507 (±0.3% / ±1,517)
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 7.7% 1,347,330 (±0.1% / ±10,604)

Veterans by wartime service

33†WWII235†Korea1,301†Vietnam626†Gulf (1990s)594†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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3,358 Total veterans ±456 3,034 Male ±417 324 Female ±118

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Winter Haven, FL <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US1278275-winter-haven-fl/>