Lake County vs. Polk County
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Lake County (FL) Polk County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 356,495 708,009
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 20.0% 17.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 297,052 602,098
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 297,052 602,095
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.9% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.1% 22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 26.7% 20.2%
Female persons, percent 51.6% 51.0%
White alone, percent 83.5% 78.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 11.3% 16.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.7%
Asian alone, percent 2.3% 1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.1% 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 16.0% 23.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 69.4% 57.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018 32,822 48,252
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 8.9% 10.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 160,467 299,421
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 74.3% 68.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $167,200 $135,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,284 $1,223
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $428 $417
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,043 $944
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 12.1% 14.3%
Building permits, 2018 3,330 5,331
Households, 2014-2018 130,190 231,260
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.55 2.84
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.6% 85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 13.5% 21.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.0% 85.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 83.5% 66.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.3% 84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 22.7% 20.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.4% 10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 15.5% 15.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 52.4% 54.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 49.3% 49.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 394,919 797,909
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,648,723 3,015,202
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 498,045 10,601,329
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,761,049 6,495,278
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,405 $10,542
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 29.4 26.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $51,884 $48,500
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $27,052 $23,812
Persons in poverty, percent 11.5% 15.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 7,330 11,676
Total employment, 2017 82,957 182,922
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 2,889,674 7,363,953
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.1% 0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 26,611 46,177
All firms, 2012 25,331 44,644
Men-owned firms, 2012 13,004 22,629
Women-owned firms, 2012 9,390 16,894
Minority-owned firms, 2012 6,642 15,294
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 17,973 27,856
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,735 4,415
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 21,608 38,188
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.6% 7.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.7% 12.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.5% 25.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 316.6 334.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 938.38 1,797.84
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lake county (FL) and Polk county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.