What is the population of Winter Haven city?

Winter Haven city has 52,846 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #77 of 955 in Florida.

What is the median household income in Winter Haven city?

Median household income in Winter Haven city is $59,604 a year, 24.1% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Winter Haven city?

Median gross rent is $1,200 a month and the median home value is $248,200, so rent absorbs about 24.2% of median household income.

Is Winter Haven city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Winter Haven city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Winter Haven, FL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Winter Haven, Florida (Winter Haven, FL — Census place “Winter Haven city”) is 52,846 residents, ranking #77 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $59,604, the median home is worth $248,200 and median gross rent runs $1,200 a month. Looking for the Winter Haven Florida ZIP code list? 3 ZIP codes serve Winter Haven, FL: 33880, 33881, 33884.

Population: 52,846Winter Haven city residents
Median household income: $59,604Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $248,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,200Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 62.3%Owner-occupied households

Winter Haven ZIP codes (Florida)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Winter Haven.

The Winter Haven FL ZIP code list below covers 3 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Winter Haven city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Winter Haven city median would spend about 24.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.5% of residents and 62.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Winter Haven city, FL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Winter Haven city is a small city in Florida, with 52,846 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #77 of 955 ranked by population — larger than 92% of them. The median age here is 40.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Winter Haven city earn a median of $59,604 a year, 24.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 13% below the $68,617 median for the 775 Florida cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 16.5% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Winter Haven city is valued at $248,200, 18.2% below the national figure and 19% below the $305,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,200 a month, 14.7% below the national figure, or roughly $14,400 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 62.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Winter Haven city?: Winter Haven city has 52,846 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #77 of 955 in Florida.
What is the median household income in Winter Haven city?: Median household income in Winter Haven city is $59,604 a year, 24.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Winter Haven city?: Median gross rent is $1,200 a month and the median home value is $248,200, so rent absorbs about 24.2% of median household income.
Is Winter Haven city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Winter Haven city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Winter Haven city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.