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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Winter Garden is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Winter Garden is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Winter Garden who work in sales jobs (15.66%), management occupations (14.07%), and food service (9.85%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Winter Garden telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.34% 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. One downside of living in Winter Garden is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Winter Garden, the average commute to work is 30.39 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The education level of Winter Garden ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Winter Garden, 42.42% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Winter Garden's cultural character, accounting for 22.01% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Winter Garden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
