1270 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Bartow
Polk County Real Estate - Bartow
Bartow is in the Tampa Bay region of Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 17,298. Bartow is approximately 27 miles from Brandon (population 103,483) and around 12 miles from Lakeland (population 97,422).
The median age for residents of Bartow is 36.2. Around 35.6% of Bartow households include school aged children and 30% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 67.6% of the Bartow population are White, 23.7% are Black or African American, .2% American Indian, 1% Asian and 2.4% are Two or more Races.
There are 7,130 housing units in Bartow. 876 (12.2%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. There are 2,631 residential rental units in Bartow. 2,284 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 12.6%.
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Polk County
Polk County is part of the Tampa Bay region of Florida along with Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, and Sarasota counties. It is located inland, to the east of Hillsborough County and Tampa. The county is the geographic center of Florida?s population. Polk County is between the two large metropolitan areas of Tampa and Orlando, which accounts for its rapid population growth rate. Despite the positive growth, unemployment rates are historically lower in Polk County than anywhere else in the state. It has a population in excess of 600,000 and 17 incorporated municipalities.
Polk County's economy revolves around the industries of phosphate mining, agriculture, and tourism. Major private sector employers are Publix Supermarkets, Wal-Mart, Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Winter Haven Hospital, and GEICO. The largest public sector employers are Polk County School Board, Polk County Government, Florida State Government, and City of Lakeland. Though the economy depends less on tourism than in other parts of the state, the building of LEGOLAND Florida in Winter Haven has increased tourism and boosted the economy.
Of all Florida counties, Polk has the 2nd most farmland in the state. Like other areas in the central part of the state, Polk has numerous citrus groves.
A mining and railroad town, Lakeland has steadily grown since its 1885 incorporation. Home to around 100,000 people, Lakeland is the headquarters for Saddle Creek Logistics and Fortune 500 supermarket chain Publix. Lakeland also hosts Florida Polytechnic University, Southeastern University, Florida Southern College, and campuses of Polk State College and Webster University.
Neighboring Properties
| Address | Type | Sq Ft | Class | |
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| 1290 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 655 6th Ave | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 5th Ave | Vacant Institutional Property | 0 | L | |
| 1265 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd | Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination | 816 | B |
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| 625 6th Ave | Single Family | 1,994 | B |
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| 1285 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd | Store, one story | 2,432 | B |
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| 755 S 6th St | Single Family | 423 | B |
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| 5th Ave S | Vacant Institutional Property | 8,800 | B |
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| 619 S 6th Ave | Single Family | 2,056 | B |
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| 620 5th Ave | Single Family | 2,698 | B |
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| 765 S 6th Ave | Single Family | 1,614 | B |
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| 1350 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd | Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination | 1,080 | B |
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| 1305 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd | Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination | 1,302 | B |
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| 6th Ave S | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 785 S 6th Ave | Single Family | 1,065 | B |
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| 760 5th Ave S | Professional service building | 3,416 | B |
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| 780 6th Ave | Single Family | 1,680 | B |
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| 1315 Laurel St | Single Family | 2,213 | B |
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| 1195 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 1160 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd | Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination | 1,256 | B |
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| 1384 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd | Store, one story | 1,362 | B |
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| 595 6th Ave | Single Family | 2,227 | B |
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| 1290 E Magnolia St | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1220 Laurel St | Single Family | 1,352 | B |
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| 805 6th Ave | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 755 S 5th Ave | Single Family | 1,925 | B |
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| 790 6th Ave | Single Family | 1,938 | B |
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| 1175 Laurel St | Single Family | 1,522 | B |
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| 1385 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 775 S 5th Ave | Single Family | 984 | B |
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| 1390 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd | Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination | 1,348 | B |
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| 1375 Laurel St | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1150 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd | Store, one story | 4,255 | C |
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| 1310 Laurel St | Single Family | 1,464 | B |
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| 1390 Magnolia | Single Family | 1,744 | B |
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| 570 S 5th Ave | Single Family | 2,052 | B |
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| 765 S 7th Ave | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 795 5th Ave | Single Family | 792 | B |
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| 1395 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd | Store, one story | 1,539 | B |
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| 595 5th Ave | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 7th Ave S | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1105 Martin Luther King Blvd | Store, one story | 4,095 | C |
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| 775 S 7th Ave | Single Family | 1,456 | B |
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| 560 6th Ave | Single Family | 1,458 | B |
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| 1170 Magnolia St | Single Family | 1,057 | B |
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| 680 4th Ave | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 805 S 6th Ave | Single Family | 2,259 | B |
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| 670 4th Ave | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 808 5th Ave S | Single Family | 2,224 | B |
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Local Household Income
The median household income in this part of Florida is $51,673. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $17,128 per year. The top 10% earn more than $117,342 per year. The top 1% earn more than $392,738 per year. Most renters earn between $23,784 (20th percentile) and $44,640 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $103,346 and $129,183.
Source: US Census American Community Survey - 2008-2012 ACS 5-year PUMS estimates
Local Rents
The median monthly rent in this part of Florida is $826. Most renters earn between $1,982 and $3,720 per month. They typically spend 32.5% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $574 (20th percentile) to $1,100 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 7%.
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