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Winter Haven Demographics Information

Population (year 2000): 26,487
Males: 12,180 (46.0%), Females: 14,307 (54.0%)

Elevation: 170 feet

County: Polk

Land area: 17.7 square miles

Median resident age: 44.0 years
Median household income: $31,884 (year 2000)

Races in Winter Haven:

White Non-Hispanic (69.1%)
Black (23.2%)
Hispanic (4.9%)
Two or more races (2.2%)
Other race (1.9%)
American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: United States (14.3%), German (11.2%), English (10.4%), Irish (9.3%), West Indian (2.7%), Italian (2.5%).

For population 25 years and over in Winter Haven

High school or higher: 75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
Unemployed: 6.1%
Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Winter Haven city

Never married: 20.0%
Now married: 49.3%
Separated: 3.0%
Widowed: 15.3%
Divorced: 12.5%

5.8% Foreign born (3.3% Latin America, 1.0% Asia, 1.0% Europe).

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakeland, FL (16.3 miles, pop. 78,452).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tampa, FL (51.2 miles, pop. 303,447).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (942.8 miles, pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Cypress Gardens, FL (3.0 miles), Inwood, FL (3.1 miles), Jan Phyl Village, FL (4.0 miles), Lake Alfred, FL (4.1 miles), Eagle Lake, FL (4.4 miles), Auburndale, FL (5.5 miles), Wahneta, FL (5.6 miles), Lake Hamilton, FL (6.9 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 81 buildings, average cost: $98,300
1997: 80 buildings, average cost: $73,000
1998: 38 buildings, average cost: $123,300
1999: 29 buildings, average cost: $124,400
2000: 36 buildings, average cost: $129,700
2001: 80 buildings, average cost: $122,300
2002: 84 buildings, average cost: $128,600
2003: 148 buildings, average cost: $115,700

Area code: 863

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.4%), Retail trade (16.8%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.4%).