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Lakeland, FL Urban Area

290,540 Population
146 square miles 1,990.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,181 ±$2,639 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$66,476 ±$4,145 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.8% ±2.3% (36,197  ±6,711) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.8 minutes ±0.4 (2,907,355  ±94,251) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

108,811 ±4,038 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0 (282,924  ±11,487) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.3% ±2.2% (3,024  ±1,505) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

122,317 ±4,409 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$312,400 ±$10,468 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.4% ±2.1% (35,935  ±6,343.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.2% ±2% (178,989  ±8,115) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
26.5% ±1.8% (53,148  ±4,218) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

13% ±2.1% (37,833  ±6,331) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8.6% ±1% (19,865  ±2,327) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
19,865 Total veterans ±2,327 17,994 Male ±2,113 1,871 Female ±763

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