Winter Garden is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 47,049 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Winter Garden is the 73rd largest community in Florida. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Winter Garden, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Winter Garden, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Winter Garden’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Winter Garden does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $101,953.00.
Housing costs in Winter Garden are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Florida.
Also of interest is that Winter Garden has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.34% 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.
One downside of living in Winter Garden, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.39 minutes every day commuting to work.
Winter Garden is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.42% of adults in Winter Garden have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Winter Garden in 2022 was $40,685, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $162,740 for a family of four. However, Winter Garden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Winter Garden is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Winter Garden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winter Garden residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Winter Garden also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.75% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Winter Garden include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
Winter Garden also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.01%.
The most common language spoken in Winter Garden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.