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Lake Placid CCD, Highlands County, FL

25,742 Population
624.1 square miles 41.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

54.1 ±2.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Highlands County: 54.4 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 42.6 ±0.1
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,075 ±$2,457 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Highlands County: $32,993 ±$1,098
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $42,609 ±$179
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$54,453 ±$4,738 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Highlands County: $54,897 ±$2,416
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Florida: $74,568 ±$284
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.2% ±2.5% (3,613  ±658) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Highlands County: 15.3% 15,895 (±1.4% / ±1,436)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 12.6% 2,759,397 (±0.1% / ±28,960)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.3 minutes ±0.9 (212,985  ±23,466) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Highlands County: 23.8 778,060 (±1.1 / ±44,985)
  • a little less than the figure in Florida: 28.1 244,966,830 (±0.1 / ±847,532)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

11,269 ±587 Number of households
  • Highlands County: 46,879 ±755
  • Florida: 8,752,810 ±20,285
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (25,298  ±1,218) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Highlands County: 2.2 104,024 (±0 / ±40)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Florida: 2.5 21,939,310
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.2% ±2.7% (188  ±101) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Highlands County: 5.2% † 900 (±1.6% / ±272)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 4.8% 236,653 (±0.1% / ±4,994)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

14,609 ±645 Number of housing units
  • Highlands County: 58,635 ±48
  • Florida: 10,256,470 ±942
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$216,500 ±$18,065 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Highlands County: $187,900 ±$8,429
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Florida: $359,000 ±$930
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.6% ±2.3% (2,960  ±594.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Highlands County: 12.5% † 13,106 (±1.3% / ±1,391)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Florida: 13.7% 3,039,847 (±0.1% / ±25,871.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.6% ±3.4% (16,976  ±1,028) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Highlands County: 86.6% 71,204 (±2.5% / ±2,084.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Florida: 90% 14,597,205 (±0.2% / ±39,237.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20.5% ±2.4% (4,058  ±515.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Highlands County: 20.5% 16,814 (±1.3% / ±1,067.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Florida: 34.2% 5,541,467 (±0.1% / ±22,209.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

13.4% ±2.2% (3,439  ±578) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Highlands County: 10.8% 11,458
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Florida: 21.9% 4,905,727
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.6% ±1.3% (2,226  ±297) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Highlands County: 11.1% 9,776 (±0.7% / ±627)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Florida: 7.4% 1,327,071 (±0.1% / ±10,642)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,226 Total veterans ±297 2,209 Male ±294 17 Female ±21

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