University vs Winter Park

A side-by-side comparison of University and Winter Park: population, income, housing, and more.

University and Winter Park are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

University has the higher population (42,481 vs 29,929 in Winter Park). Winter Park has the higher median household income ($98,076 vs $59,322 in University). Winter Park has the higher median home value ($676,800 vs $275,300 in University).

Population, income & housing

	University	Winter Park
Population	42,481	29,929
Median age	20.4 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,322	$98,076
Median home value	$275,300	$676,800
Median gross rent	$1,393	$1,653
Housing units	9,896	14,035
Homeownership rate	37.5%	66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.2%	63.6%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	University	Winter Park
Population	35,777 → 42,481 (+18.7%)	30,522 → 29,929 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$43,520 → $59,322 (+36.3%)	$77,899 → $98,076 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$193,800 → $275,300 (+42.1%)	$447,800 → $676,800 (+51.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,105 → $1,393 (+26.1%)	$1,289 → $1,653 (+28.2%)

University

Population

35,77742,481

Median household income

$43,520$59,322

Median home value

$193,800$275,300

Median gross rent

$1,105$1,393

Winter Park

Population

30,52229,929

Median household income

$77,899$98,076

Median home value

$447,800$676,800

Median gross rent

$1,289$1,653

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	University	Winter Park
Under 5	1.4%	4.1%
5 to 17	5.1%	12.7%
18 to 24	61.8%	10.7%
25 to 34	9.2%	11.2%
35 to 44	4.9%	12.6%
45 to 54	4.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	6.4%	13.7%
65 to 74	3.3%	12.6%
75 and over	3.0%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	University	Winter Park
White (non-Hispanic)	55.5%	72.3%
Black or African American	7.2%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	5.1%	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	28.2%	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	University	Winter Park
No high school diploma	12.0%	3.1%
High school graduate	24.3%	10.8%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	29.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	University	Winter Park
Drove alone	67.4%	66.4%
Carpooled	9.2%	3.5%
Public transit	2.5%	0.7%
Walked	6.5%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.5%
Worked from home	13.0%	25.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	University	Winter Park
1-unit, detached	38.8%	61.4%
1-unit, attached	11.8%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	9.6%
20 or more units	21.3%	18.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	University	Winter Park
Poverty rate	25.0%	9.1%
Average household size	2.47	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1993	1973