Lakeland.
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Florida·Polk County
42 tracts·125K people·$249K median·1,874/mi²
White 55 · Hispanic 20 · Black 18 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Married couple 40 · Living alone 34 · Other 26
Professional 29 · Retail 26 · Health 21 · Manufacturing 10 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Sales · office 22 · Service 17 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 70 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 13 · Walk 2 · Bike 1 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lakeland is $249,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Lakeland has 119,961 residents across 33 census tracts and 31 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 38.9; the population is 54.9% White, 20.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Black, 3.3% Multiracial, 2.5% Asian and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 29.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.2% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY (85%), MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY (81%) and MCKEEL ACADEMY CENTRAL (81%) lead the elementary schools; LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL (87%), LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY (69%) and LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL (56%) lead the middle schools; LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the high school with reported scores (43%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,395/month, 12% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Lakeland is $64,185 a year, 25% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Lakeland, median rent is $1,395/month and the median home value is $249,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Lakeland reported 3.5 violent crimes and 24.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2020).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 52°F; there are 105 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 56 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lakeland are strong wind (96), lightning (82) and tornado (49), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lakeland, 2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).