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Polk County

Population in 2011: 254. Population change since 2000: -4.5%
 

Males: 128  (50.4%)
Females: 126  (49.6%)

Median resident age:  43.8 years
Florida median age:  41.3 years

Zip codes: 33827.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $60,516 (it was $60,556 in 2000)
Hillcrest Heights:

$60,516
Florida:

$44,736
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $32,555

Hillcrest Heights town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $157,269 (it was $99,200 in 2000)
Hillcrest Heights:

$157,269
Florida:

$182,400
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $205,777; Detached houses: $205,777

Median gross rent in 2009: $979.

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Hillcrest Heights races chart
  • White alone - 231 (90.9%)
  • Hispanic - 15 (5.9%)
  • Black alone - 7 (2.8%)
  • American Indian alone - 1 (0.4%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Hillcrest Heights: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (26.7%), German (24.8%), Irish (10.9%), United States (9.4%), French (7.1%), Italian (6.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 241 feet

Land area: 0.16 square miles.

Population density: 1566 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Hillcrest Heights:

  • High school or higher: 87.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.4%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hillcrest Heights town:

  • Never married: 15.1%
  • Now married: 70.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

9 residents are foreign born (2.3% Europe, 1.1% Latin America).

This town:  3.4%
Florida:  16.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,285 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,114 (0.7%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakeland, FL (30.0 miles , pop. 78,452).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tampa, FL (57.8 miles , pop. 303,447).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (849.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Babson Park, FL (0.7 miles ), Highland Park, FL (1.9 miles ), Crooked Lake Park, FL (1.9 miles ), Frostproof, FL (2.3 miles ), Lake Wales, FL (2.5 miles ), Waverly, FL (3.4 miles ), Dundee, FL (3.8 miles ), Wahneta, FL (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 27.82 N, Longitude: 81.53 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 863

Hillcrest Heights household income distribution Hillcrest Heights home values distribution

Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

10.2%
Florida:

9.0%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: +20 (+8.1%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Finance and insurance (13%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Other services, except public administration (12%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Health care and social assistance (10%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (8%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Accountants and auditors (12%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Religious workers (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)

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Tornado activity:

Hillcrest Heights-area historical tornado activity is above Florida state average. It is 124% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/22/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 28.3 miles away from the Hillcrest Heights town center killed 25 people and injured 150 people and caused $55 million in damages.

On 3/9/1998, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.1 miles away from the town center injured 4 people and caused $2 million in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Polk County (19) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Fires: 6, Tropical Storms: 3, Floods: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Hillcrest Heights:

  • LAKE WALES MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 13 miles away; LAKE WALES, FL)
  • WINTER HAVEN HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 20 miles away; WINTER HAVEN, FL)
  • FLORIDA HOSPITAL HEARTLAND MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; SEBRING, FL)

Amtrak station near Hillcrest Heights:

  • 18 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 Hillcrest Heights:

  • Polk State College (about 18 miles; Winter Haven, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,262)
  • Southeastern University (about 28 miles; Lakeland, FL; FT enrollment: 2,516)
  • Universal Technical Institute-Automotive Motorcycle & Marine Mechanics (about 43 miles; Orlando, FL; FT enrollment: 4,327)
  • Everest University-South Orlando (about 43 miles; Orlando, FL; FT enrollment: 3,028)
  • Valencia Community College (about 51 miles; Orlando, FL; FT enrollment: 17,591)
  • Everest University-Brandon (about 52 miles; Tampa, FL; FT enrollment: 2,266)
  • Rollins College (about 55 miles; Winter Park, FL; FT enrollment: 2,715)

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Polk County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.1%
(12.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 10.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.2%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.0%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Hillcrest Heights compared to Florida state average:

  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Hillcrest Heights travel time to work - commute


Hillcrest Heights mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (94%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Polk County Florida:




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Religion statistics for Hillcrest Heights (based on Polk County data)

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 94
Polk County:

1.64 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 6
Here:

0.10 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 104
This county:

1.82 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

1.28 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 215
Polk County:

3.75 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

3.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 281
This county:

4.90 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.45 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Polk County:

9.8%
Florida:

9.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Polk County:

30.1%
State:

23.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.0%
State:

14.0%

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$901
Streets and Highways 0$0 2$1,248
Totals for Government 0$0 3$2,149


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 Hillcrest Heights:

  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
  • WHOO (1080 AM; daytime; 35 kW; KISSIMMEE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
  • WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WHNR (1360 AM; 5 kW; CYPRESS GARDENS, FL; Owner: GB ENTERPRISES COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WIPC (1280 AM; 1 kW; LAKE WALES, FL; Owner: SIBER MEDIA GROUP INC)
  • WONQ (1030 AM; 45 kW; OVIEDO, FL; Owner: FLORIDA BROADCASTERS)
  • WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
  • WIXC (1060 AM; 50 kW; TITUSVILLE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
  • WJCM (1050 AM; 5 kW; SEBRING, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WWBF (1130 AM; 3 kW; BARTOW, FL; Owner: THOMAS N. THORNBURG, THORNBURG COMM.)
  • WFLA (970 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hillcrest Heights:

  • WPCV (97.5 FM; WINTER HAVEN, FL; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSJT (94.1 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWRZ (98.3 FM; FORT MEADE, FL; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WWOJ (99.1 FM; AVON PARK, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WWRM (94.9 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, 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.)
  • WHPT (102.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WXXL (106.7 FM; TAVARES, FL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WBVM (90.5 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE/ST. PETERSBURG)
  • WLAZ (89.1 FM; KISSIMMEE, FL; Owner: CAGUAS EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
  • WYFO (91.9 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WLVF-FM (90.3 FM; HAINES CITY, FL; Owner: LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Hillcrest Heights:

  • WMOR-TV (Channel 32; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
  • WOPX (Channel 56; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: PAXSON ORLANDO LICENSE, INC.)
  • WEDU (Channel 3; TAMPA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRDQ (Channel 27; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: WFTV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WZXZ-CA (Channel 11; ORLANDO, ETC., FL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WXPX (Channel 66; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATION LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WLWA-LP (Channel 14; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: TRI-MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WFLA-TV (Channel 8; TAMPA, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFTS-TV (Channel 28; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TAMPA BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WTOG (Channel 44; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
  • WTVT (Channel 13; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TVT LICENSE, INC.)
  • WUSF-TV (Channel 16; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA)
  • WTTA (Channel 38; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WFTT (Channel 50; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA TAMPA LLC)
  • WTGL-TV (Channel 52; COCOA, FL; Owner: GOOD LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBCC (Channel 68; COCOA, FL; Owner: BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WCLF (Channel 22; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WTAM-LP (Channel 6; TAMPA, FL; Owner: U.S. INTERACTIVE, L.L.C.)
  • W27AE (Channel 27; SEBRING, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

2
  • David A Duke, Us Alt 27 1 Mi S (Lat: 27.814167 Lon: -81.538611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 85 m, Overall height: 91 m
    Registrant: Frederick Electronics Inc, 626 Ave O Sw, Winter Haven, FL 33880, Phone: (941) 294-3155, Email:
  • Us Alt 27 1 Mi S (Lat: 27.814167 Lon: -81.538611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 85 m, Overall height: 91 m
    Registrant: Frederick Electronics Inc, 626 Ave O Sw, Winter Haven, FL 33880, Phone: (941) 294-3155, Email:



Hillcrest Heights on our top lists:

  • #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Farmers and farm managers"
  • #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers"
  • #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Architecture and engineering occupations:"
  • #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Top executives"
  • #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors"
  • #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Legal occupations:"
  • #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+)"

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