Winter Park is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 29,816 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Winter Park is the 108th largest community in Florida. Winter Park home prices are not only among the most expensive in Florida, but Winter Park real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Winter Park is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 92.82% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Winter Park is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Winter Park who work in management occupations (16.86%), sales jobs (14.08%), and healthcare (10.05%). Of important note, Winter Park is also a city of artists. Winter Park has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Winter Park’s character. Also of interest is that Winter Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Winter Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.96% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.Because there are quite a few people attending college in Winter Park, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Winter Park provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. If knowledge is power, Winter Park is a pretty powerful place. 64.69% of the adults in Winter Park have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Winter Park in 2022 was $75,646, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $302,584 for a family of four. However, Winter Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Winter Park is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Winter Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winter Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Winter Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.09% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Winter Park include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Winter Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
