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GaryM.Ralston,CCIM,SIOR,CPM,CRE,SCLSColdwellBankerCommercialSaundersRalstonDantzlerRealtyLakeland-WinterHaven
(863)877-2828
PolkCountysEconomicGiNs
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PolkPosionedtoGrow
Polkissituatedatthecenterofasuperregionrepresen6ngthe10
th
largesteconomyintheUnitedStates.
PolkCountyisstrategicallylocatedinthecenteroftheFloridapeninsula,aboutequaldistancefromthe
eastandwestcoastandhalfwaybetweenthe
Georgia-FloridaborderandtheSouthern6pofthepeninsula.
PolkliesontheInterstate-4corridor,25mileseastofTampaand35milessouthwestofOrlando.
AsthegeographiccenterofFlorida,itises6matedthatalmost9millionpeopleresidewithina100mile
radiusofPolkCounty.
Polkisapproximately2,010squaremileswith1,875squaremilesoflandarea.
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BenchmarkDemographics Lakeland WinterHaven PolkCounty Florida USAPopula6on,2011es6mate 98,589 34,291 09,492 19,057,542 311,591,917
Popula6on,percentchange,April1,2010toJuly1,2011 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.4% 0.9%
Persons5yearsandover,percent,2011 20.7% 22.3% 18.3% 17.% 13.3%
LanguageotherthanEnglishspokenathome,pctage5+,
200-2010 13.9% 15.9% 18.2% 2.% 20.1%
Highschoolgraduates,percentofpersonsage25+,200-2010 85.8% 83.% 81.9% 85.3% 85.0%
Bachelor'sdegreeorhigher,pctofpersonsage25+,200-2010 22.8% 18.7% 18.0% 25.9% 27.9%
Meantravel6metowork(minutes),workersage1+,200-2010 21.9 25.0 25.4 25.7 25.2
Housingunits,2010 48,218 17,037 281,214 8,989,580 131,704,730
Homeownershiprate,200-2010 57.1% 58.8% 72.1% 9.7% .%
Medianvalueofowner-occupiedhousingunits,200-2010 $139,000 $134,400 $141,900 $205,00 $188,400
Households,200-2010 40,529 14,025 223,89 7,152,844 114,235,99
Personsperhousehold,200-2010 2.28 2.33 2.58 2.53 2.59
Percapitamoneyincomeinpast12months(2010dollars)
200-2010 $24,293 $20,771 $21,881 $2,551 $27,334
Medianhouseholdincome200-2010 $40,988 $37,502 $43,94 $47,1 $51,914
Personsbelowpovertylevel,percent,200-2010 14.7% 22.0% 15.2% 13.8% 13.8%
Landareainsquaremiles,2010 5.27 31.3 1,797.84 53,24.7 3,531,905.43Personspersquaremile,2010 1,492. 1,082.3 334.9 350. 87.4
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EMPLOYMENT(Dec2012) PolkCounty Florida USA
LaborForce 27,800 9,347,400 155,511,000
Employment 249,400 8,598,00 143,305,000
Unemployment% 9.0% 8.0% 7.8%Non-Farm 198,500 7,403,400 134,021,000
www.bls.gov
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PolkCounty
Lakeland-WinterHavenMSA
1. Streamsong2. FloridaPolytechnic3. MedicalCorridor4. CSX5. LEGOLAND
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Two18holegolfcourses
Worldfamousgolfcoursearchitects
TomDoak,BillCooreandBenCrenshaw
1,300acreseXng
Clubhousewith12roomsand216
roomlodge(openinglate2013)
BestnewUScourseyou
canplayGolfMagazine
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LegislatureestablishedFloridas12thandneweststateuniversity
April2012
ClassesstartAugust2014
STEMScience,Technology,
Engineering&Technology
Innovaon,Science&Technology
buildingdesignedbyrenownedarchitect,SanagoCalatrava
Localimpact--upto12,000
studentsandemployeesby2020
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LakelandRegionalMedicalCenter
medicalcorridor
TeachinghospitalaffiliaonwithUSFmedicalschool
add200residentdoctors
$400millionexpansion
8storymedicaltowernorthofhospital
6storymedicaltrainingandteaching
buildingsouthofhospital
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Maximum Build-Out
Office 500,000 sf
Light Industrial 2.2 million sf
Warehouse Distribution 5.2 million sf
Total 7.9 million sf
City to Include Site in Foreign Trade Zone
1,200 Ac ILC
Phase 1
Projected Development 1st 5 Yrs Office 30,000 sf
Light Industrial 50,000 sf
Warehouse Distribution 500,000 sfTotal 580,000 sf
CSVisionIntegratedLogiscsCenter
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Almost2million
visitors
152acres Over1,000
employees
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