Poinciana vs Winter Haven

A side-by-side comparison of Poinciana and Winter Haven: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Poinciana has the higher population (71,665 vs 52,846 in Winter Haven). Poinciana has the higher median household income ($63,042 vs $59,604 in Winter Haven). Poinciana has the higher median home value ($266,900 vs $248,200 in Winter Haven).

Population, income & housing

	Poinciana	Winter Haven
Population	71,665	52,846
Median age	38.9 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,042	$59,604
Median home value	$266,900	$248,200
Median gross rent	$1,712	$1,200
Housing units	27,256	22,944
Homeownership rate	75.5%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Poinciana	Winter Haven
Population	69,955 → 71,665 (+2.4%)	41,248 → 52,846 (+28.1%)
Median household income	$49,878 → $63,042 (+26.4%)	$46,669 → $59,604 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$170,900 → $266,900 (+56.2%)	$154,100 → $248,200 (+61.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,247 → $1,712 (+37.3%)	$961 → $1,200 (+24.9%)

Poinciana

Population

69,95571,665

Median household income

$49,878$63,042

Median home value

$170,900$266,900

Median gross rent

$1,247$1,712

Winter Haven

Population

41,24852,846

Median household income

$46,669$59,604

Median home value

$154,100$248,200

Median gross rent

$961$1,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Poinciana	Winter Haven
Under 5	6.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	17.1%	16.0%
18 to 24	9.4%	8.9%
25 to 34	11.2%	13.3%
35 to 44	14.2%	10.8%
45 to 54	11.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	10.0%	12.5%
65 to 74	13.0%	11.4%
75 and over	7.4%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Poinciana	Winter Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	15.5%	44.0%
Black or African American	22.1%	25.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	57.0%	24.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Poinciana	Winter Haven
No high school diploma	12.4%	12.4%
High school graduate	31.8%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Poinciana	Winter Haven
Drove alone	76.7%	80.8%
Carpooled	12.2%	6.3%
Public transit	0.8%	0.3%
Walked	0.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	8.8%	9.8%
Other means	1.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Poinciana	Winter Haven
1-unit, detached	89.0%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	9.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Poinciana	Winter Haven
Poverty rate	13.9%	16.5%
Average household size	3.08	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	46	28
Median year structure built	2004	1988