Lake County vs. Polk County

Lake County (FL)Polk County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)356,495708,009
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)20.0%17.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)297,052602,098
Population, Census, April 1, 2010297,052602,095
Persons under 5 years, percent4.9%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.1%22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent26.7%20.2%
Female persons, percent51.6%51.0%
White alone, percent83.5%78.9%
Black or African American alone, percent11.3%16.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.7%
Asian alone, percent2.3%1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent16.0%23.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent69.4%57.9%
Veterans, 2014-201832,82248,252
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.9%10.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)160,467299,421
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.3%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, 2009-201312.1%14.3%
Building permits, 20183,3305,331
Households, 2014-2018130,190231,260
Persons per household, 2014-20182.552.84
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.6%85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.5%21.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.0%85.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.5%66.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.3%84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.7%20.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.4%10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.5%15.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.4%54.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201849.3%49.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)394,919797,909
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,648,7233,015,202
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)498,04510,601,329
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,761,0496,495,278
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,405$10,542
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.426.8
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, percent11.5%15.7%
Total employer establishments, 20177,33011,676
Total employment, 201782,957182,922
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,889,6747,363,953
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.1%0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201726,61146,177
All firms, 201225,33144,644
Men-owned firms, 201213,00422,629
Women-owned firms, 20129,39016,894
Minority-owned firms, 20126,64215,294
Nonminority-owned firms, 201217,97327,856
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,7354,415
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201221,60838,188
Black-owned firms, percent, 20075.6%7.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20078.7%12.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.5%25.4%
Population per square mile, 2010316.6334.9
Land area in square miles, 2010938.381,797.84

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.