Winter Haven is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 55,024 people and 25 associated neighborhoods, Winter Haven is the 69th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Winter Haven is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Winter Haven is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Winter Haven who work in office and administrative support (11.17%), sales jobs (10.99%), and management occupations (8.26%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.50% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, Winter Haven is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.47% of adults 25 and older in Winter Haven have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Winter Haven in 2022 was $28,967, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,868 for a family of four. However, Winter Haven contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Winter Haven is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Winter Haven home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winter Haven residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Winter Haven also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.29% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Winter Haven include German, English, Irish, Haitian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Winter Haven is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
