Lakeland Highlands, FL

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2023 Population

11,669

3.49% 1-year growth

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

0.648% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

3.66%

2.99% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$106,012

4.73% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

5,500

4.09% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Lakeland Highlands, FL had a population of 11.7k people with a median age of 46 and a median household income of $106,012. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Lakeland Highlands, FL grew from 11,276 to 11,669, a 3.49% increase and its median household income grew from $101,221 to $106,012, a 4.73% increase.

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None of the households in Lakeland Highlands, 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.

98.9% of the residents in Lakeland Highlands, FL are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Lakeland Highlands, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Lakeland Highlands, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lakeland Highlands, FL is home to a population of 11.7k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 6.93% of Lakeland Highlands, FL residents were born outside of the country (809 people).

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Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

98.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.9% of Lakeland Highlands, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Lakeland Highlands, FL was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Foreign-Born Population

6.93%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

809 people

5.63%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

635 people

As of 2023, 6.93% of Lakeland Highlands, FL residents (809 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lakeland Highlands, FL was 5.63%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
270 ± 106
Vietnam
225 ± 81
Gulf War (2001-)
113 ± 63

Lakeland Highlands, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lakeland Highlands, FL employs 5.5k people. The largest industries in Lakeland Highlands, FL are Retail Trade (740 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (659 people), and Educational Services (589 people), and the highest paying industries are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($113,958), Information ($96,364), and Construction ($85,433).

Employment

Occupations

5.5k

2023 Value

± 495

4.09%

1 Year growth

± 12.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lakeland Highlands, FL grew at a rate of 4.09%, from 5.28k employees to 5.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lakeland Highlands, FL, are Management Occupations (951 people), Sales & Related Occupations (605 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (544 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lakeland Highlands, 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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.5k

2023 Value

± 495

4.09%

1 Year growth

± 12.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lakeland Highlands, FL grew at a rate of 4.09%, from 5.28k employees to 5.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lakeland Highlands, FL, are Retail Trade (740 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (659 people), and Educational Services (589 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lakeland Highlands, FL, though some of these residents may live in Lakeland Highlands, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($116,250), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($114,688), and Wholesale Trade ($108,194).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($116,120), Information ($96,364), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,014).

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

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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

People in Lakeland Highlands, FL have an average commute time of 23.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lakeland Highlands, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Lakeland Highlands, FL colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

$106,012

Median Household Income

± $6,799

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Number of Households

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In 2023, the median household income of the N/A households in Lakeland Highlands, FL grew to $106,012 from the previous year's value of $101,221.

The following chart displays the households in Lakeland Highlands, 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 Lakeland Highlands, 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 (74.7%)
Worked At Home (13.3%)
Carpooled (10.1%)

In 2023, 74.7% of workers in Lakeland Highlands, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.3%) and those who carpooled to work (10.1%).

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

23.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lakeland Highlands, FL have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.826% of the workforce in Lakeland Highlands, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.66% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lakeland Highlands, FL (425 out of 11.6k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lakeland Highlands, FL is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

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

93.5% of the population of Lakeland Highlands, FL has health coverage, with 52.2% on employee plans, 7.09% on Medicaid, 17.2% on Medicare, 14.9% on non-group plans, and 2.16% 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 N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.45%

Uninsured

52.2%

Employer Coverage

7.09%

Medicaid

17.2%

Medicare

14.9%

Non-Group

2.16%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lakeland Highlands, FL grew by 59.6% from 4.04% to 6.45%.

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

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