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Population (year 2000): 3,230. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,233 (+0.1% change)
Males: 1,549 (48.0%), Females: 1,681 (52.0%)
Polk County
Zip code:
33860
Median resident age: 41.9 years
Median household income: $28,247 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,700 (year 2000)
Races in Mulberry:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.0%)
- Black (20.0%)
- Hispanic (4.4%)
- Other race (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
Ancestries: United States (15.4%), German
(10.9%), English (9.6%), Irish (9.1%), French (2.3%), Dutch
(2.2%).
Elevation: 110 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mulberry
- High school or higher: 72.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 7.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mulberry city
- Never married: 16.7%
- Now married: 55.4%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 12.9%
- Divorced: 11.8%
3.4% Foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 0.5%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +199 (+6.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mulberry:
- LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles;
LAKELAND, FL)
- BARTOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; BARTOW,
FL)
- SOUTH FLORIDA BAPTIST HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
PLANT CITY, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mulberry:
- LAKELAND LINDER RGNL (about 7 miles; LAKELAND, FL;
ID: LAL)
- MAC DILL AFB (about 38 miles; TAMPA, FL; ID: MCF)
- TAMPA INTL (about 38 miles; TAMPA, FL; ID: TPA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mulberry:
- SOUTH LAKELAND (about 5 miles; MULBERRY, FL; ID:
X49)
- BARTOW MUNI (about 14 miles; BARTOW, FL; ID: BOW)
- PLANT CITY MUNI (about 15 miles; PLANT CITY, FL; ID:
PCM)
Amtrak stations near Mulberry:
- 11 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.
- 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 Mulberry:
- SPURGEON BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 32; Location: 4440 SPURGEON DR; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: sbbc@spurgeon.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mulberry:
- TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; LAKELAND,
FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,057)
- POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; WINTER
HAVEN, FL; FT enrollment: 3,028)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 33 miles; TAMPA,
FL; FT enrollment: 26,221)
- HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 9,630)
- UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (about 35 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,963)
- SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; ST LEO, FL; FT
enrollment: 6,597)
- PASCO-HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles;
NEW PORT RICHEY, FL; FT enrollment: 2,868)
Public high school in Mulberry:
- MULBERRY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 923;
Location: 1 PANTHER PLACE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Mulberry:
- MULBERRY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 82;
Location: PO BOX 152; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mulberry:
- MULBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 831;
Location: 500 SE 9TH AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- KINGSFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 498;
Location: 1400 DEAN STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- PURCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 449;
Location: 305 NE 1ST AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- NEW HORIZONS (Students: 16; Location: 6980 S
STATE ROAD 37; Grades: 06 - 12)
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