Lake Alfred, FL

Census Place

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2023 Population

6,803

3.78% 1-year growth

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

4.68% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

8.91%

5.1% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$68,854

10.5% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$226,800

11.2% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

3,402

3.12% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Lake Alfred, FL had a population of 6.8k people with a median age of 38 and a median household income of $68,854. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Lake Alfred, FL grew from 6,555 to 6,803, a 3.78% increase and its median household income grew from $62,311 to $68,854, a 10.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lake Alfred, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (48.5%), Other (Hispanic) (18.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (11.9%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (8.92%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (7.29%).

None of the households in Lake Alfred, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.2% of the residents in Lake Alfred, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Lake Alfred, FL was $226,800, and the homeownership rate was 75.4%.

Most people in Lake Alfred, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake Alfred, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lake Alfred, FL is home to a population of 6.8k people, from which 92.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 15.3% of Lake Alfred, FL residents were born outside of the country (1.04k people).

In 2023, there were 2.63 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.3k people) in Lake Alfred, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.26k Other (Hispanic) and 812 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.2%

2023 Citizenship

94.1%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 92.2% of Lake Alfred, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Lake Alfred, FL was 94.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lake Alfred, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake Alfred, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.3k ± 679
Other (Hispanic)
1.26k ± 658
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
812 ± 403

30%

Hispanic Population

2.04k people

30% of the people in Lake Alfred, FL are hispanic (2.04k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lake Alfred, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,003,261 ± 24,014 people
Haiti
344,713 ± 14,299 people
Colombia
299,067 ± 13,333 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,003,261 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 344,713 and Colombia with 299,067.

Foreign-Born Population

15.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.04k people

12.4%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

810 people

As of 2023, 15.3% of Lake Alfred, FL residents (1.04k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lake Alfred, FL was 12.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lake Alfred, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
111 ± 91
Gulf War (2001-)
65 ± 74
Gulf War (1990s)
34 ± 41

Lake Alfred, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.71 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lake Alfred, FL employs 3.4k people. The largest industries in Lake Alfred, FL are Educational Services (509 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (492 people), and Construction (405 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($119,038), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($100,726), and Transportation & Warehousing ($100,726).

Males in Florida have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $56,054. The income inequality in Florida (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

3.4k

2023 Value

± 660

3.12%

1 Year growth

± 27.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lake Alfred, FL grew at a rate of 3.12%, from 3.3k employees to 3.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake Alfred, FL, are Management Occupations (530 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (444 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (413 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake Alfred, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.4k

2023 Value

± 660

3.12%

1 Year growth

± 27.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lake Alfred, FL grew at a rate of 3.12%, from 3.3k employees to 3.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake Alfred, FL, are Educational Services (509 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (492 people), and Construction (405 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake Alfred, FL, though some of these residents may live in Lake Alfred, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,118

Median earning men ± $16,202

$40,108

Median earning women ± $10,844

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($119,038), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($82,895), and Retail Trade ($50,893).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,425), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($41,148), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($29,455).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake Alfred, FL was $226,800 in 2023, which is 0.748 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $204,000 to $226,800, a 11.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake Alfred, FL is 75.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Lake Alfred, FL have an average commute time of 28.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake Alfred, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$226,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$15,858

$1,914

Median Property Taxes

±$402

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lake Alfred, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lake Alfred, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.4%

Homeownership

2023

64.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 75.4% of the housing units in Lake Alfred, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lake Alfred, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 124.10

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Lake Alfred, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$68,854

Median Household Income

± $19,871

2.54k

Number of Households

± 491

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.54k households in Lake Alfred, FL grew to $68,854 from the previous year's value of $62,311.

The following chart displays the households in Lake Alfred, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake Alfred, FL is from Florida.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (75.3%)
Worked At Home (16.3%)
Bicycle (2.94%)

In 2023, 75.3% of workers in Lake Alfred, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.3%) and those who used a bicycle to get to work (2.94%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake Alfred, FL have a longer commute time (28.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.94% of the workforce in Lake Alfred, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lake Alfred, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lake Alfred, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lake Alfred, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.91% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake Alfred, FL (600 out of 6.73k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake Alfred, FL is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

89.1% of the population of Lake Alfred, FL has health coverage, with 47.3% on employee plans, 11.8% on Medicaid, 15.6% on Medicare, 13.4% on non-group plans, and 1.02% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Polk County, FL see 2190 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.53% increase from the previous year (2157 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2760 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 875 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,190 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Polk County, FL

Primary care physicians in Polk County, FL see an average of 2,190 patients per year. This represents a 1.53% increase from the previous year (2,157 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Polk County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.2% under 18 years, 22.9% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.9%

Uninsured

47.3%

Employer Coverage

11.8%

Medicaid

15.6%

Medicare

13.4%

Non-Group

1.02%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lake Alfred, FL grew by 10.4% from 9.86% to 10.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lake Alfred, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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