Winter Haven, Florida: schools and neighborhood data
Winter Haven in Polk County. Census figures are 2020-24 American Community Survey estimates.
Open the interactive Winter Haven view- Population
- 55,200 (2020-24)
- Median household income
- $59,648 (2020-24, in 2024 dollars)
- Below the poverty line
- 16.4% of residents (2020-24)
- Homeowners
- 63.7% of occupied homes (2020-24)
- Residents by group
- 41.5% White, 27.8% Black, 24.4% Hispanic, 1.6% Asian (2020-24)
- Foreign-born residents
- 13.3% (2020-24)
- Public school students at schools in the city
- 10,471 (2024-25)
- Reported crime
- 2.7 violent and 14.7 property offenses per 1,000 residents (2025, Winter Haven Police Department)
- New homes permitted
- 1,036 housing units (2025)
School districts serving Winter Haven
Schools located in Winter Haven
- Chain Of Lakes Collegiate High (high school)
- Winter Haven Senior High School (high school)
- Denison Middle School (middle school)
- Jewett Middle Academy Magnet (middle school)
- Chain Of Lakes Elementary School (elementary school)
- Cypress Junction Montessori (k-8 school)
- Elbert Elementary School (elementary school)
- Frank E. Brigham Academy (elementary school)
- Fred G. Garner Academy (elementary school)
- Inwood Elementary School (elementary school)
- Jewett School Of The Arts (k-8 school)
- Language & Literacy Academy For Learning (school)
- New Beginnings High School (school)
- Ridge Technical Academy (school)
- Ridge Teen Parent Program (school)
- South Pointe Elementary (elementary school)
Sources
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (via Census Reporter), U.S. Census Bureau
- NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations, National Center for Education Statistics
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Building Permits Survey, U.S. Census Bureau