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Lakeland, FL
Demographic Data




Lakeland Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Lakeland Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

122,264

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.2%
5 - 17:
13.6%
18 - 24:
11.5%
25 - 34:
13.0%
35 - 54:
23.1%
55 - 64:
11.8%
Over 65 Years:
21.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
7.8%
7.8%
90.1%
90.1%
26.7%
26.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Lakeland
USA
$33,154
$33,154
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Lakeland
USA
$58,290
$58,290
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

14.1%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Education
Transportation
Manufacturing
Administration
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Other
Finance
Public Service
Wholesale
15.4%
15.4%
14.2%
14.2%
9.0%
9.0%
8.3%
8.3%
6.3%
6.3%
6.2%
6.2%
5.8%
5.8%
5.7%
5.7%
5.5%
5.5%
5.2%
5.2%
4.9%
4.9%
3.8%
3.8%
3.0%
3.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
57.7%
57.7%
19.2%
19.2%
17.8%
17.8%
2.7%
2.7%
2.2%
2.2%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Italian
French
Polish
European
Scottish
Jamaican
African
British
Scots-Irish
Dutch
Haitian
French Canadian
Swedish
Welsh
Canadian
Hungarian
Greek
9.0%
9.0%
8.6%
8.6%
7.5%
7.5%
4.2%
4.2%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
Langs. of India
Tagalog
French Creole
German/Yiddish
Vietnamese
Chinese
Russian
Portuguese
African languages
Other Asian languages
Native American languages
West Germanic languages
Arabic
Miao/Hmong
Other Indo-European
Persian
Hungarian
81.6%
81.6%
13.9%
13.9%
1.1%
1.1%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Lakeland Residents

10.3%


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