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Population (year 2000): 1,182
Males: 603 (51.0%), Females: 579 (49.0%)
Polk County
Zip code:
33827
Median resident age: 29.7 years
Median household income: $28,487 (year 2000)
Median house value: $67,500 (year 2000)
Races in Babson Park:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.9%)
- Black (16.9%)
- Hispanic (7.1%)
- Other race (2.9%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (12.3%), English (11.3%),
German (5.6%), Scottish (4.2%), Italian (4.1%), United States
(3.9%).
Elevation: 156 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Babson Park
- High school or higher: 75.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.9%
- Unemployed: 27.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Babson Park CDP
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 60.3%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 12.0%
1.0% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Babson Park:
- WINTER HAVEN HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WINTER HAVEN,
FL)
- BARTOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; BARTOW,
FL)
- OSCEOLA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles;
KISSIMMEE, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Babson Park:
- LAKELAND LINDER RGNL (about 36 miles; LAKELAND, FL;
ID: LAL)
- ORLANDO INTL (about 44 miles; ORLANDO, FL; ID: MCO)
- MELBOURNE INTL (about 65 miles; MELBOURNE, FL; ID:
MLB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Babson Park:
- LAKE WALES MUNI (about 8 miles; LAKE WALES, FL; ID:
X07)
- CHALET SUZANNE AIR STRIP (about 10 miles; LAKE
WALES, FL; ID: X25)
- AVON PARK MUNI (about 17 miles; AVON PARK, FL; ID:
AVO)
Amtrak station near Babson Park:
- 19 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.
College/University in Babson Park:
- WEBBER COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 415;
Location: 1201 N SCENIC HWY; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.webber.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Babson Park:
- POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; WINTER
HAVEN, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,028)
- TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 32 miles; LAKELAND,
FL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
- VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; ORLANDO,
FL; FT enrollment: 15,792)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (about 54 miles;
ORLANDO, FL; FT enrollment: 26,717)
- ROLLINS COLLEGE (about 55 miles; WINTER PARK, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,899)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 57
miles; MAITLAND, FL; FT enrollment: 3,992)
- SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; ST LEO, FL; FT
enrollment: 6,597)
Public primary/middle school in Babson Park:
- DALE R FAIR BABSON PARK ELEMENTARY (Students:
501; Location: 815 NORTH SCENIC HIGHWAY; Grades: PK -
05)
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