| Official Name: | Cypress Gardens, Florida |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Florida |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Polk |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.25 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.93 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.32 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.96 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.45 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.51 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 10169 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1138.13 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2947.54 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 28.0033°N -81.6906°W |
| Elevation M: | 51 |
| Elevation Ft: | 167 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 33884 |
| Area Code: | 863 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 12-16050[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0281211[3] |
Cypress Gardens is a census-designated place (CDP) in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,169 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lakeland - Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Cypress Gardens is located at 28.0033°N -81.6906°W (28.003443, -81.690492).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.3sqmi, of which 3.8sqmi is land and 0.5sqmi (11.42%) is water.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 10,169 people and 3,766 households in the CDP. The population density was 2,937.3 people per square mile. The racial make up of the CDP was 82.3% White, 4.8% African American, 1.7% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, and 3.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 20.1% of the population.
2000 census
At the 2000 census there were 8,844 people, 3,584 households, and 2,630 families in the CDP. The population density was 2328.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 3,942 housing units at an average density of 1037.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.09% White, 1.92% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.68% Asian, 0.86% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.10%.[5]
Of the 3,584 households 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 23.1% of households were one person and 12.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.84.
The age distribution was 21.5% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% 65 or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.
The median household income was $49,778 and the median family income was $57,387. Males had a median income of $39,286 versus $26,595 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,366. About 2.4% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.