U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Gibsonia, Florida forum City-Data.com Homepage

Gibsonia, Florida



Jump to a detailed profile or search
site with Google Custom Search

Back to Gibsonia, FL housing info, Polk County, Florida, FL smaller cities, FL small cities, All Cities.


We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map
Gibsonia, FL map



Current weather forecast for Gibsonia, FL

Polk County

Population in July 2007: 5,320.
Males: 2,606  (49.0%)
Females: 2,714  (51.0%)

Median resident age:  39.1 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 33809.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $48,021 (it was $39,010 in 2000)
Gibsonia:  $48,021
Florida:  $47,778

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $20,688

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $177,657 (it was $79,900 in 2000)
Gibsonia:  $177,657
Florida:  $218,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $184,237; Detached houses: $199,359; Townhouses or other attached units: $143,821; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $52,872; Mobile homes: $43,300; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Gibsonia, FL residents, houses, and apartments details

Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles!

Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses
Search for: near:  

Races in Gibsonia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.5%)
  • Hispanic (6.6%)
  • Black (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Other race (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Gibsonia: 83.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Gibsonia, FL forum
Recent posts about Gibsonia, Florida on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users:
Thinking about moving to Lakeland, Florida  (17 replies)
Tampa Bay neighborhoods  (9 replies)

Latest news from Gibsonia, FL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (16.0%), United States (15.3%), Irish (14.2%), English (8.8%), Italian (6.3%), French (4.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 175 feet

Land area: 2.58 square miles.

Population density: 2063 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Gibsonia,FL real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
 Unit (optional):
City
 State
 Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City
State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



Gibsonia, Florida map

For population 25 years and over in Gibsonia

  • High school or higher: 83.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gibsonia CDP

  • Never married: 18.8%
  • Now married: 60.6%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

248 residents are foreign born (3.0% Latin America, 1.5% Asia, 1.1% Europe).

This place:  5.5%
Florida:  16.7%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in May 2009.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Gibsonia:  1.0% ($771)
Florida:  1.4% ($1,262)
Gibsonia satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakeland, FL (5.0 miles , pop. 78,452).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tampa, FL (31.7 miles , pop. 303,447).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (819.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Kathleen, FL (1.9 miles ), Lakeland, FL (2.2 miles ), Combee Settlement, FL (2.3 miles ), Winston, FL (2.3 miles ), Crystal Lake, FL (2.6 miles ), Fussels Corner, FL (2.8 miles ), Polk City, FL (3.2 miles ), Medulla, FL (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 28.11 N, Longitude: 81.97 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 863

Gibsonia household income distribution Gibsonia home values distribution

This place's Wikipedia profile

Gibsonia races chart


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (3%)



Average climate in Gibsonia, Florida

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Gibsonia, Florida average temperatures Gibsonia, Florida average precipitation
 
Gibsonia, Florida humidity		  
Gibsonia, Florida wind speed
 
Gibsonia, Florida snowfall		  
Gibsonia, Florida sunshine
 
Gibsonia, Florida clear and cloudy days		  

Back to the top

Gibsonia-area historical tornado activity is above Florida state average. It is 147% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/22/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 29.6 miles away from the Gibsonia place center killed 3 people and injured 70 people and caused $15 million in damages.

On 2/22/1998, a category 3 tornado 31.0 miles away from the place center killed 25 people and injured 150 people and caused $55 million in damages.


Gibsonia topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Gibsonia:
  • LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; LAKELAND, FL)
  • SOUTH FLORIDA BAPTIST HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; PLANT CITY, FL)
  • WINTER HAVEN HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; WINTER HAVEN, FL)

Amtrak stations near Gibsonia:
  • 5 miles: LAKELAND (600 LAKE MIRROR DR.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.
  • 17 miles: WINTER HAVEN (1800 7TH ST. S.W.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gibsonia:
  • POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; WINTER HAVEN, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,028)
  • TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; LAKELAND, FL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
  • SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; ST LEO, FL; FT enrollment: 6,597)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 28 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 26,221)
  • HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 9,630)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (about 33 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 2,963)
  • PASCO-HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; NEW PORT RICHEY, FL; FT enrollment: 2,868)

Gibsonia map

Click to draw/clear place borders

Churches in Gibsonia include: Gibsonia Baptist Church (A), Lake Gibson Church (B), Lake Gibson United Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Gibson, Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.8%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.2%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  10.6%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  5.3%
Whole state:  5.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gibsonia, FL


37 people in nursing homes
5 people in religious group quarters


Gibsonia compared to Florida state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


Back to the top



Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Gibsonia travel time to work
Gibsonia mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Polk County Florida:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (97%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Gibsonia

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 41.86%
Here41.9%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents33.5%18.6%9.3%6.8%3.8%
Congregations25.3%2.3%7.0%9.1%6.6%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Lutheran ChurchEpiscopal Church Charismatic Churches IndependentOther
Adherents3.3%2.4%2.2%2.2%18.1%
Congregations3.0%1.1%2.6%0.6%42.3%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


9.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,836 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.47%
Florida average:  8.71%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($269 average AGI)
Polk County:  0.11%
Florida average:  0.22%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hillsborough County, FL  0.91% ($38,458 average AGI)
from Orange County, FL  0.91% ($36,529)
from Osceola County, FL  0.63% ($33,243)


6.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,124 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.50%
Florida average:  7.73%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($203 average AGI)
Polk County:  0.06%
Florida average:  0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hillsborough County, FL  0.72% ($40,979 average AGI)
to Orange County, FL  0.55% ($38,890)
to Osceola County, FL  0.37% ($29,587)


Strongest AM radio stations in Gibsonia:
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
  • WLKF (1430 AM; 5 kW; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTWB (1570 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, FL; Owner: CARPENTER'S HOME CHURCH, INC.)
  • WWAB (1330 AM; 1 kW; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: RADIO STATION WWAB, INC.)
  • WLCC (760 AM; 10 kW; BRANDON, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TAMPA LICENSEE)
  • WONN (1230 AM; 1 kW; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
  • WTWD (910 AM; 5 kW; PLANT CITY, FL; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHOO (1080 AM; daytime; 35 kW; KISSIMMEE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
  • WFLA (970 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gibsonia:
  • WKES (91.1 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WWRM (94.9 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WPCV (97.5 FM; WINTER HAVEN, FL; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W242AK (96.3 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPOI (101.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WFLZ-FM (93.3 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WMTX (100.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WQYK-FM (99.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA)
  • WTBT (103.5 FM; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSJT (94.1 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WRBQ-FM (104.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WUSF (89.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF S. FLORIDA)
  • WBVM (90.5 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE/ST. PETERSBURG)
  • WXXL (106.7 FM; TAVARES, FL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WYFO (91.9 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W254AI (98.7 FM; AUBURNDALE, FL; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W291AG (106.1 FM; HIGHLAND CITY, FL; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WTMP-FM (96.1 FM; DADE CITY, FL; Owner: TAMA GROUP, L.C.)
  • WHPT (102.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WDUV (105.5 FM; NEW PORT RICHEY, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Gibsonia:
  • WMOR-TV (Channel 32; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
  • WEDU (Channel 3; TAMPA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFLA-TV (Channel 8; TAMPA, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFTS-TV (Channel 28; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TAMPA BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WUSF-TV (Channel 16; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA)
  • WTOG (Channel 44; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
  • WXPX (Channel 66; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATION LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WTTA (Channel 38; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WFTT (Channel 50; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA TAMPA LLC)
  • WTVT (Channel 13; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TVT LICENSE, INC.)
  • WCLF (Channel 22; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WTAM-LP (Channel 6; TAMPA, FL; Owner: U.S. INTERACTIVE, L.L.C.)
  • WLWA-LP (Channel 14; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: TRI-MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WZXZ-CA (Channel 11; ORLANDO, ETC., FL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WTSP (Channel 10; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
  • WRDQ (Channel 27; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: WFTV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WOPX (Channel 56; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: PAXSON ORLANDO LICENSE, INC.)
  • W56EB (Channel 56; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WRMD-LP (Channel 57; TAMPA, FL; Owner: ZGS TELEVISION OF TAMPA, INC.)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Corrie Zaldivar, 4400 Us Hwy 98n, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.4 m, Overall height: 24.4 m
    Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, 111 108th Ave. Ne., Suite 160, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Email:
  • Corrie Zaldivar, 2440 Jim Galloway Rd., Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 54.9 m
    Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, 111 108th Ave Ne, Suite 160, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Email:



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 3 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED7$141,65958$159,61287$144,30310$70,30615$146,23811$62,431
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$017$168,34022$146,8484$74,6084$155,1003$88,063
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$121,69026$175,61265$159,56714$58,2779$248,0048$75,486
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$113,84011$136,10834$155,5352$82,0454$152,2901$39,050
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$03$149,0336$190,4471$66,4501$318,1500$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0121.13 , 0122.01, 0122.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 3 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED20$197,2547$184,4433$188,213
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED5$171,5023$228,6231$146,360
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$253,4100$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0121.13 , 0122.01, 0122.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Gibsonia on our top lists:
  • #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Community and social services occupations:"
  • #96 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers"
  • #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"

State forum archive:

Back to Gibsonia, FL housing info, Polk County, Florida, FL smaller cities, FL small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top


Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2010 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2010 Advameg, Inc.