With 12,236 people, Lakeland is a city in California. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 6,610 people. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 30.8, younger than the US median of 38.9. Getting to work takes 40 minutes on average. There are 1,395 people per square mile.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,748, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 150%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lakeland
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share7.9% → 62.9%(+55.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share89.2% → 28.8%(−60.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population4,896 → 12,236(+150%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)48.4%(230)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.2%(39)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.6%(136)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 475 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lakeland, decade by decade
Lakeland population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,896
$68,001
$273,368
10.6%
24.7
2000
5,626
$62,184
$185,444
8.1%
62.8
2010
11,541
$70,638
$389,565
10.1%
70.2
2020
12,364
$72,044
$401,791
12.0%
71.1
2024
12,236
$85,748
$463,500
14.3%
64.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
