Winter Haven

Population & Demographics

Winter Haven, FL

Winter Haven is home to 55,200 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 25,480 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
55,200
people
Population

55,200 residents

Median age 40.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Winter Haven population & demographics

Who lives in Winter Haven — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
55,200
Median age
40.1yrs
Median household income
$59,648
Median home value
$269,800
Median gross rent
$1,246/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
22.0%
Poverty rate
16.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Winter Haven

How Winter Haven breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White41.5%
Black27.8%
Hispanic or Latino24.4%
Two or more races3.8%
Asian1.6%
Some other race0.9%

Race across Winter Haven

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Winter Haven.

Winter Haven at a glance
Employed Residents
25,480
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
15.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
13.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Lakeland
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Winter Haven proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Winter Haven commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

48
Commute Score

48 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Winter Haven

25,480 commutes, one dot at a time

Winter Haven

Where 25,480 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Winter Haven, by worker count.

1Winter Haven0.0 mi3,435
2Lakeland15.2 mi2,521
3Bartow11.6 mi1,824
4Orlando40.2 mi1,368
5Lake Buena Vista27.1 mi795
6Tampa46.1 mi718
7Auburndale6.6 mi637
8Haines City8.4 mi563

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Winter Haven.

1Winter Haven0.0 mi3,435
2Lakeland15.2 mi1,152
3Cypress Gardens2.0 mi816
4Haines City8.4 mi696
5Lake Wales10.8 mi590
6Auburndale6.6 mi574
7Poinciana15.4 mi551
8Bartow11.6 mi497

Top industries

The sectors that employ Winter Haven’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance23.2%
RTRetail Trade16.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.0%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation8.6%
TRTransportation and Warehousing8.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.3%
EDEducational Services4.1%
PAPublic Administration3.8%
FIFinance and Insurance3.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Winter Haven

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Winter Haven

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