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Bartow, FL vs Winter Garden, FL

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- Household income in Winter Garden, is 68% more than it is in Bartow and is 23% above the National Average.
- Bartow unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Winter Garden unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Bartow, FLWinter Garden, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,053  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$90,157$69,021
 Family Median Income$72,485  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bartow, FLWinter Garden, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock13.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bartow, FLWinter Garden, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.9%13.1%
Reviews for Bartow    4 Reviews

I lived in Bartow for a year and a half before moving to Lakeland. The town seems so oppressed. The housing market is costly–$140,000 is the average price for a brick  More

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The city council in this town need to get a grip on reality and understand that they work for the people who pay their taxes. The city ordinance that prevents property  More

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I find the city ordinance that does not allow homeowners to place small signs in their yards stating essentially "god bless the USA" utterly ridiculous. As a proud  More

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Reviews for Winter Garden    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great town  More

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Over 18 years ago

Winter Garden has a nice community feel although it's part of the metro Orlando area. The downtown area has several shops and restaurants with a bike trail that leads  More

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Central Florida's quality of life is rapidly deteriorating from what it once was. Growing crime, uncontrolled sprawl, nightmarish traffic, poor public transportation and  More

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