Cypress Gardens

Population: 10,013
Median household income: $85,997
Median home value: $270,600

Located in Polk County, Florida, Cypress Gardens is a community with a population of 10,013. The median household income of $85,997 is above the Polk County median ($63,644).

From 2019 to 2023, Cypress Gardens's population declined 2.3% from 10,252 to 10,013, while its median home value rose 61.1% from $168,000 to $270,600.

31.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 79.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,013
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $85,997
Median home value: $270,600
Median gross rent: $1,540
Housing units: 4,275
Homeownership rate: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,25210,013

Median household income

$62,963$85,997

Median home value

$168,000$270,600

Median gross rent

$1,187$1,540

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,252	$62,963	$168,000	$1,187
2020	10,040	$67,154	$187,900	$1,210
2021	10,223	$70,127	$196,500	$1,236
2022	9,692	$83,812	$239,900	$1,355
2023	10,013	$85,997	$270,600	$1,540

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	621	6.2%
5 to 17	1,398	14.0%
18 to 24	1,070	10.7%
25 to 34	1,559	15.6%
35 to 44	1,247	12.5%
45 to 54	777	7.8%
55 to 64	1,476	14.7%
65 to 74	1,031	10.3%
75 and over	834	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,291	72.8%
Black or African American	289	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	39	0.4%
Asian	165	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.0%
Two or more races	283	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,941	19.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree12.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	627	9.1%
High school graduate	2,126	30.7%
Some college or associate's	2,014	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,270	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	887	12.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone90.4%

Carpooled2.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,466	90.4%
Carpooled	138	2.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	322	6.5%
Other means	14	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	991	21.5%
15 to 29 min	1,601	34.7%
30 to 44 min	1,091	23.6%
45 to 59 min	390	8.4%
60+ min	545	11.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 11.6% (1,163 of 10,003)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,725	73.7%
Nonfamily households	972	26.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,697	86.5%
Vacant	578	13.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,929	79.2%
Renter-occupied	768	20.8%

1-unit, detached82.8%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,538	82.8%
1-unit, attached	62	1.5%
2 to 4 units	94	2.2%
5 to 19 units	269	6.3%
20 or more units	215	5.0%
Mobile home & other	97	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1216050
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.45 sq mi
Water area: 0.51 sq mi
Center point: 28.0035, -81.6906