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Lake Wales, FL

16,365 Population
19 square miles 862.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±6.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 39.6 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Florida: 42.6 ±0.1

Economics

$27,794 ±$2,506 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: $31,927 ±$533
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Florida: $41,055 ±$191
$55,799 ±$11,695 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: $63,644 ±$868
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $71,711 ±$282

24.4% ±5.1% (3,893  ±814) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 14.7% 109,496 (±0.6% / ±4,729)
  • nearly double the rate in Florida: 12.6% 2,707,698 (±0.1% / ±27,380)

26.4 minutes ±2.5 (136,280  ±19,702) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 30.2 8,841,210 (±0.4 / ±144,964)
  • a little less than the figure in Florida: 28 242,796,500 (±0.1 / ±1,059,149)

Families

6,560 ±403 Number of households
  • the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 276,643 ±2,021
  • Florida: 8,550,911 ±21,145
2.4 ±0.2 (15,984  ±46) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 2.7 745,208 (±0 / ±378)
  • a little less than the figure in Florida: 2.5 21,454,752

5.6% ±3.6% (180  ±116) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 4.6% † 8,007 (±0.6% / ±1,034)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 4.8% 231,960 (±0.1% / ±4,526)

Housing

7,961 ±464 Number of housing units
  • the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 329,750 ±186
  • Florida: 10,082,356 ±678

$225,900 ±$13,026 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: $240,000 ±$2,999
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Florida: $325,000 ±$895

11.1% ±3.2% (1,803  ±510.4) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 14.5% 109,045 (±0.7% / ±4,949.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Florida: 14% 3,045,406 (±0.1% / ±24,362.6)

Social

87.5% ±5.5% (10,420  ±798.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 87.5% 461,635 (±1.1% / ±5,793.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 89.6% 14,206,862 (±0.2% / ±38,654.5)
22% ±3.1% (2,622  ±384.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 22.6% 119,424 (±0.5% / ±2,831.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 33.2% 5,263,931 (±0.1% / ±22,582.4)

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

9.7% ±2.9% (1,589  ±478) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 11.5% 87,684
  • about half the rate in Florida: 21.4% 4,694,419

9.5% ±1.8% (1,228  ±240) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area: 7.7% 45,507 (±0.3% / ±1,517)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 7.7% 1,347,330 (±0.1% / ±10,604)
1,228 Total veterans ±240 1,172 Male ±240 56 Female ±44

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