Population

62,313

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$269,800

Owner-occupied units

Winter Haven, FL

Florida · 28.046° N, 81.733° W · 33 sq mi

Winter Haven is a city in Florida, with a population of 62,313 and about 1,868 residents per square mile. The median household earns $59,648 a year, and the median home is worth $269,800.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

33 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,868

People per square mile

Rank by population

#693

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#415

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$59,648

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,246

Per month

Homeownership

63.7%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

28.4 min

One way

People

Median age

40.1

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

22%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

13.3%

Households

20,396

2.67 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 22.3^%

Retail trade 15.5^%

Professional & business services 12.4^%

Arts, food & hospitality 11.9^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Florida

Name

Jeff Bezos

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$206B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Miami

Source of wealth

Amazon

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Florida · private sector

Employer

Publix Super Markets

Sector

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Florida

Company

TD Synnex

Revenue

$58.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Clearwater

Ticker

SNX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Florida

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Orange Blossom

State capital

Tallahassee

Nickname

The Sunshine State

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