Polk County Real Estate - Winter Haven

Winter Haven is in the Tampa Bay region of Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 33,874. Winter Haven is approximately 34 miles from Brandon (population 103,483) and around 13 miles from Lakeland (population 97,422).

The median age for residents of Winter Haven is 42.3. Around 28.1% of Winter Haven households include school aged children and 37.3% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 64.6% of the Winter Haven population are White, 27.6% are Black or African American, .3% American Indian, 2% Asian and 2.2% are Two or more Races.

There are 17,037 housing units in Winter Haven. 2,714 (15.9%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. There are 6,943 residential rental units in Winter Haven. 5,964 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 13%.

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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

AddressTypeSq FtClass 
625 Sw Avenue B Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,295 B
105 Sw 6th St Auto sales, auto repair and storage or auto service shop 4,386 B
627 Avenue B Sw Multi-family - less than 10 units 8,518 B
624 Avenue A Sw Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination 1,232 B
101 Sw 6th St Store, one story 1,247 B
626 Sw Avenue A Store, one story 1,144 B
628 Sw Avenue B Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing 2,304 B
211 6th St Sw Parking lot (commercial or patron) or mobile home park 0 L
638 Sw Avenue A Single Family 3,249 B
140 Sw 6th St Repair service shop (excluding automotive) 1,035 C
138 Sw 6th St Store, one story 960 B
205 Sw Farnol St Church 1,682 C
211 W 6th St Auto sales, auto repair and storage or auto service shop 5,150 B
655 Sw Avenue B Multi-family - less than 10 units 7,120 B
590 Sw Avenue A Auto sales, auto repair and storage or auto service shop 9,878 B
543 Sw Avenue B Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing 864 B
650 Avenue B Sw Office building, non-professional service building, one story 1,345 B
650 Avenue A Sw Multi-family - less than 10 units 5,289 C
4848 Avenue A Sw Parking lot (commercial or patron) or mobile home park 0 L
Ave A Sw Parking lot (commercial or patron) or mobile home park 0 L
99 Sw 6th St Office building, non-professional service building, multi-story 13,135 B
661 Sw Avenue B Vacant Residential 0 L
637 Sw Avenue A Single Family 1,451 B
204 Sw 6th St Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing 3,485 B
654 Sw Avenue B Multi-family - less than 10 units 2,351 B
221 Sw 6th St Auto sales, auto repair and storage or auto service shop 13,816 B
603 Bates Ave Sw Vacant Commercial 0 L
308 Sw Farnol Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 3,244 B
667 Sw B Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
643 Sw Avenue A Multi-family - less than 10 units 3,231 B
667 Sw Avenue B Vacant Residential 0 L
660 Sw Avenue A Multi-family - less than 10 units 3,826 B
165 Sw 5th St Vacant Commercial 0 L
Sw Avenue A Auto sales, auto repair and storage or auto service shop 1,986 B
649 Sw Avenue A A B C D Multi-family - less than 10 units 2,160 B
666 Sw Avenue B Single Family 1,664 B
220 Sw 6th St Repair service shop (excluding automotive) 1,344 B
203 Sw 5th St Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing 8,905 B
653 Avenue A Sw Single Family 2,460 B
220 7th St Sw Single Family 2,034 B
651 Sw Bates Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,965 B
25 6th St Sw Drive-in Restaurant 2,595 B
628 W Central Ave Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination 1,580 B
219 Sw 5th St Light manufacturing 5,588 B
222 Sw 6th St Multi-family - less than 10 units 3,931 B
636 W Central Ave Vacant Commercial 0 L
226 Sw 7th St Single Family 1,524 B

Local Household Income

The median household income in this part of Florida is $48,303. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $16,451 per year. The top 10% earn more than $111,641 per year. The top 1% earn more than $364,859 per year. Most renters earn between $23,976 (20th percentile) and $48,444 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $96,606 and $120,758.

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 $844. Most renters earn between $1,998 and $4,037 per month. They typically spend 33% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $579 (20th percentile) to $1,216 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 7%.

Nearby Companies

Love'S Ac & Heating Inc.
221 6th St Sw
Truck Masters Usa, Inc.
211 6th Street Sw
Transmission City, LLC
220 6th St Sw
Winter Haven Air Conditioning, Inc.
138 6th Street Southwest
Stelsobec, LLC
99 Sixth Street Sw
The Exposition Company
99 Sixth Street Sw
Zbrzeznj, P.A.
99 Sixth Street Sw
Vai Guru Inc.
101 6th Street Sw
Charles R. Chilton, P.A.
99 Sixth St Sw
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