Demographics of Winter Haven city, Florida

Winter Haven city, Florida had 62,313 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +11,621 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Winter Haven city, in four figures

62,313
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 55,200 ±54.; +22.9%
Change since July 2020: +11,621 people.; 40.1 ±2.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,648 ±$3,654
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Winter Haven city, Florida's population grew 22.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Winter Haven city, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Winter Haven city, Florida's population grew 22.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Winter Haven city, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	50,692	100.0	100.0
2021	52,854	104.3	100.2
2022	55,371	109.2	100.7
2023	57,679	113.8	101.6
2024	60,033	118.4	102.5
2025	62,313	122.9	103.1

Population of Winter Haven city, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	50,692	—
2021	52,854	+2,162
2022	55,371	+2,517
2023	57,679	+2,308
2024	60,033	+2,354
2025	62,313	+2,280

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.1 ±2.4: for men 38.1 ±2.6 and for women 42.1 ±2.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Winter Haven city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	2,844 ±497	5.2% ±0.9	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,989 ±892	16.3% ±1.6	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,632 ±744	10.2% ±1.3	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	13,267 ±1,234	24.0% ±2.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,787 ±1,025	25.0% ±1.9	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,681 ±825	19.3% ±1.5	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,648 ±$3,654, and income per person $30,632 ±$1,884, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Winter Haven city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	4,042 ±625	19.8% ±3.0	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,323 ±624	21.2% ±2.9	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,265 ±577	20.9% ±2.7	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,487 ±484	12.2% ±2.3	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,654 ±421	13.0% ±2.0	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,548 ±319	7.6% ±1.5	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,077 ±282	5.3% ±1.4	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Winter Haven city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	8,912 ±1,594	16.4% ±2.9	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,711 ±647	23.3% ±5.0	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,306 ±913	14.7% ±3.0	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,895 ±446	14.3% ±3.2	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Winter Haven city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Winter Haven city	Florida	United States
Housing units	23,431 ±890	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.0% ±1.0	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.0% ±1.8	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.7% ±3.2	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.3% ±2.7	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$269,800 ±$11,473	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,246 ±$80	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±3	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Winter Haven city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	13,474 ±1,957	24.4% ±3.5	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	22,926 ±1,557	41.5% ±2.8	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	15,351 ±1,821	27.8% ±3.3	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	880 ±313	1.6% ±0.6	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	162 to 792	0.3% to 1.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,092 ±713	3.8% ±1.3	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Winter Haven city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	23,604 ±1,671	42.8% ±3.0	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	19,941 ±1,333	36.1% ±2.4	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4,307 ±903	7.8% ±1.6	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7,348 ±1,419	13.3% ±2.6	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,540 ±658	6.4% ±1.2	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,808 ±1,306	6.9% ±2.4	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Winter Haven city among the places of Florida

74th of 482 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Places of Florida near Winter Haven city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Apopka city	58,232 ±46
Bradenton city	57,014 ±53
Sarasota city	56,970 ±55
Bonita Springs city	55,904 ±37
Fountainebleau CDP	55,665 ±2,919
Winter Haven city	55,200 ±54
Pensacola city	54,036 ±54
Pinellas Park city	53,560 ±47
Kendale Lakes CDP	52,622 ±2,529
Westchester CDP	52,032 ±2,398
Country Club CDP	51,296 ±2,610

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Winter Haven city, Florida

Rankings this appears in

No. 21 Places in Florida by poverty rate
No. 131 Places in Florida by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 161 Places in Florida by foreign-born share
No. 165 Places in Florida by median age
No. 229 Places in Florida by homeownership rate
No. 269 Places in Florida by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026