Lakeland, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

14,192

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

3.8% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.21%

36.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$116,250

2.11% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Lakeland, TN is home to a population of 14.2k people, from which 97.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 11.5% of Lakeland, TN residents were born outside of the country (1.63k people).

In 2024, there were 5.47 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.86k people) in Lakeland, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 845 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.5%

2024 Citizenship

97.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.5% of Lakeland, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lakeland, TN was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lakeland, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.86k ± 672
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.8k ± 482
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
845 ± 380

8.63%

Hispanic Population

1.23k people

8.63% of the people in Lakeland, TN are hispanic (1.23k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lakeland, TN 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 Tennessee.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
95,077 ± 7,519 people
Guatemala
31,959 ± 4,379 people
Honduras
26,792 ± 4,011 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 95,077 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 31,959 and Honduras with 26,792.

Foreign-Born Population

11.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.63k people

10.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.45k people

As of 2024, 11.5% of Lakeland, TN residents (1.63k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lakeland, TN was 10.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
443 ± 207
Vietnam
205 ± 93
Gulf War (1990s)
56 ± 62

Lakeland, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.16 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lakeland, TN.

Economy

The economy of Lakeland, TN employs 6.69k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lakeland, TN were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,049 people), Retail Trade (774 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (708 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($175,625), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($131,285), and Manufacturing ($124,013).

Employment

Occupations

6.69k

2024 Value

± 752

0.27%

1 Year growth

± 15.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lakeland, TN grew at a rate of 0.27%, from 6.67k employees to 6.69k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lakeland, TN, are Management Occupations (1,018 people), Sales & Related Occupations (886 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (705 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lakeland, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.69k

2024 Value

± 752

0.27%

1 Year growth

± 15.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lakeland, TN grew at a rate of 0.27%, from 6.67k employees to 6.69k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lakeland, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,049 people), Retail Trade (774 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (708 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lakeland, TN, though some of these residents may live in Lakeland, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$81,336

Median earning men ± $12,951

$52,479

Median earning women ± $4,344

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($130,451), Manufacturing ($128,427), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($113,007).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($98,686), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($96,696), and Retail Trade ($67,868).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lakeland, TN was $388,900 in 2024, which is 1.17 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $373,800 to $388,900, a 4.04% increase. The homeownership rate in Lakeland, TN is 79.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lakeland, TN have an average commute time of 25.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lakeland, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$388,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,723

$4,209

Median Property Taxes

±$513

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 Lakeland, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

79.2%

Homeownership

2024

62.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 79.2% of the housing units in Lakeland, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lakeland, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$116,250

Median Household Income

± $9,144

5.31k

Number of Households

± 676

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.31k households in Lakeland, TN grew to $116,250 from the previous year's value of $113,843.

The following chart displays the households in Lakeland, TN 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lakeland, TN is from Tennessee.

0.457

2024 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.459

2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2024, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.505% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.1%)
Worked At Home (15%)
Carpooled (4.94%)

In 2024, 80.1% of workers in Lakeland, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15%) and those who carpooled to work (4.94%).

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

25.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lakeland, TN have a shorter commute time (25.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.622% of the workforce in Lakeland, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lakeland, TN (455 out of 14.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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

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

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

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