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Winter Haven, FL Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Winter Haven is $20,771, which is lower than the state average of $26,551 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Winter Haven median household income is $37,502, which has grown by 17.62% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 14.40% and is lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Winter Haven residents spend 24.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.8 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #571

Winter Haven, FL	20,771 USD
Florida	26,551 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Winter Haven, FL	26,391 USD
Florida	27,288 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Winter Haven, FL	30,864 USD
Florida	31,533 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Winter Haven, FL	22,140 USD
Florida	23,837 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #630

Winter Haven, FL	37,502 USD
Florida	47,661 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Winter Haven, FL	48,288 USD
Florida	66,323 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #473

Winter Haven, FL	17.62%
Florida	14.40%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Winter Haven, FL		Florida		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.35%	$17,353, see rank	23.83%	$21,582	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	40.15%	$15,637, see rank	33.18%	$15,935	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	2.02%	$3,666, see rank	1.49%	$3,227	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	18.75%	$22,155, see rank	19.12%	$22,868	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Winter Haven, FL	47,588 USD
Florida	57,204 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Winter Haven, FL	57,482 USD
Florida	77,033 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Winter Haven, FL	Florida	U.S.
White	$41,841, see rank	$50,316	$54,999
Black	$31,290, see rank	$35,197	$35,194
Hispanic	$36,071, see rank	$41,758	$41,534
Asian	$28,839, see rank	$57,818	$68,950
One Race, Other	$19,028, see rank	$41,983	$40,847
Two or More Races	$25,760, see rank	$43,199	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Winter Haven, FL	Florida	U.S.
less than 25	$27,575, see rank	$27,317	$26,465
25 to 44	$43,316, see rank	$52,746	$57,132
45 to 64	$42,274, see rank	$56,673	$63,398
65 or over	$26,696, see rank	$34,987	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Winter Haven, FL	%	Florida	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	26,457	see rank	14,988,197	238,733,844
Male¹	11,779	44.52%, see rank	48.35%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,254	61.58%, see rank	66.66%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	24	0.20%, see rank	0.69%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	7,230	61.38%, see rank	65.97%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,568	90.84%, see rank	90.87%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	662	9.16%, see rank	9.13%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,525	38.42%, see rank	33.34%	29.08%
Female¹	14,678	55.48%, see rank	51.65%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,341	50.01%, see rank	56.28%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	7,341	50.01%, see rank	56.16%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,786	92.44%, see rank	91.38%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	555	7.56%, see rank	8.62%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	7,337	49.99%, see rank	43.72%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Winter Haven, FL	%	Florida	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	13,120	100%	8,165,401	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,843	82.64%, see rank	79.44%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,192	9.09%, see rank	10.39%	10.35%
Public Transportation	183	1.39%, see rank	1.96%	4.94%
Walked	157	1.20%, see rank	1.62%	2.85%
Other Means	384	2.93%, see rank	2.20%	1.72%
Worked at Home	361	2.75%, see rank	4.38%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Winter Haven, FL	24.4 minutes
Florida	25.8 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Winter Haven, FL	%	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,354	-	8,317,203	141,833,331
Male¹	6,568	49.18%, see rank	52.23%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,692	25.76%, see rank	30.06%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	1,394	21.22%, see rank	16.71%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,359	20.69%, see rank	20.21%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	114	1.74%, see rank	1.03%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	576	8.77%, see rank	11.85%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,088	16.57%, see rank	13.62%	18.08%
Female¹	6,786	50.82%, see rank	47.77%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,373	34.97%, see rank	35.80%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	1,980	29.18%, see rank	21.57%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,083	30.70%, see rank	37.16%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9	0.13%, see rank	0.36%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.47%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	333	4.91%, see rank	4.33%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Winter Haven, FL	%	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,354	100%	8,317,203	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	204	1.53%, see rank	1.10%	1.86%
Construction	918	6.87%, see rank	8.56%	7.13%
Manufacturing	956	7.16%, see rank	5.76%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	254	1.90%, see rank	3.19%	3.06%
Retail Trade	1,534	11.49%, see rank	13.05%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	578	4.33%, see rank	5.17%	5.07%
Information	230	1.72%, see rank	2.27%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	915	6.85%, see rank	8.16%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,042	7.80%, see rank	11.84%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,568	26.72%, see rank	19.88%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,962	14.69%, see rank	10.90%	8.86%
Public Administration	744	5.57%, see rank	4.84%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	449	3.36%, see rank	5.26%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Winter Haven, FL	%	Florida	U.S.
Population in Poverty	7,164	21.95%, see rank	13.82%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	1,404	16.02%, see rank	9.88%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.