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Willow Oak, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Willow Oak is a Census CDP of 7,454 people across 3.12 square miles of land, in Polk County. Median household income is $65,688, 49.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Willow Oak
What Willow Oak is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.12 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,390
- County holding the largest share of its areaPolk County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Willow Oak
How many people live in Willow Oak
- Population7,454
- Median age29.1
- Population under 182,642
- Share under 1835.4 percent
- Population 65 and over462 plus or minus 119
- Share 65 and over6.2 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Households2,275
- Family households1,671
- Share of households that are families73.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Willow Oak
Income and work in Willow Oak
- Median household income$65,688
- Per capita income$25,587
- Civilian labor force3,470
- Employed3,311
- Unemployed159 plus or minus 113
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over4,181
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher70.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.4 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.8 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Willow Oak
- Housing units2,363
- Occupied units2,275
- Vacant units88 plus or minus 86
- Vacancy rate3.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Owner occupied1,130
- Renter occupied1,145
- Ownership rate49.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$276,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,117
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.4 percent
- Single family units1,029 plus or minus 244
- Share single family43.5 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Units in buildings of two or more628 plus or minus 212
- Share in buildings of two or more26.6 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Mobile homes692
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Willow Oak
How Willow Oak gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,978
- Commuting under 15 minutes385 plus or minus 163
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.9 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,526 plus or minus 373
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.2 percent
- Drove alone76.4 percent
- Carpooled12.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home9.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Polk County, not Willow Oak
Polk County context, not Willow Oak figures
- Establishments in Polk County13,992
- Covered employment, Polk County260,590
- Average annual pay, Polk County$55,697
- Housing units permitted, Polk County10,384
Every figure in this section is published for Polk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Willow Oak.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Willow Oak questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Willow Oak, Florida?
7,454, in 2,275 households. Willow Oak CDP covers 3.12 square miles of land, which is 2,390 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Willow Oak in?
Polk County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Willow Oak?
$65,688. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $276,300. Median gross rent is $1,117 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Willow Oak figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Polk County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Willow Oak.
Is zoning published for Willow Oak?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.