Lakeland is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 120,071 people and 65 associated neighborhoods, Lakeland is the 22nd largest community in Florida.

Also of interest is that Lakeland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.43% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The overall education level of Lakeland is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.66% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lakeland in 2018 was $33,154, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,616 for a family of four. However, Lakeland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lakeland is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lakeland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lakeland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lakeland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.81% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lakeland include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Lakeland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.