Winter Gardens is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, 99.98% of it land and 0.02% of it water.
Demographics
2010
At the 2010 census Winter Gardens had a population of 20,631. The population density was 4,656.5 people per square mile. The racial makeup of Winter Gardens was 16,845 White, 409 African American, 234 Native American, 345 Asian, 95 Pacific Islander, 1,616 from other races, and 1,087 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4,289 persons. The census reported that 20,532 people lived in households, 75 lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 24 were institutionalized. There were 7,468 households, 2,759 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,696 were opposite-sex married couplesliving together, 1,050 had a female householder with no husband present, 509 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 528 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 49 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 1,639 households were one person and 516 had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.75. There were 5,255 families ; the average family size was 3.20. The age distribution was 5,019 people under the age of 18, 1,996 people aged 18 to 24, 5,518 people aged 25 to 44, 5,978 people aged 45 to 64, and 2,120 people who were 65 or older. The median age was 36.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males. There were 7,885 housing units at an average density of 1,779.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 4,264 were owner-occupied and 3,204 were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.5%. 11,716 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 8,816 people lived in rental housing units.
2000
At the 2000 census there were 19,771 people, 7,218 households, and 5,146 families in the CDP. The population density was 4,435.1 inhabitants per square mile. There were 7,423 housing units at an average density of 1,665.1 per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.39% White, 1.30% African American, 1.00% Native American, 1.36% Asian, 0.28% Pacific Islander, 4.02% from other races, and 3.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.26%. Of the 7,218 households 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 21.1% of households were one person and 7.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.14. The age distribution was 26.9% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males. The median household income was $45,791 and the median family income was $51,378. Males had a median income of $37,226 versus $29,191 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,424. About 5.9% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.
