CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lakeland

California · 4,896 residents · 8.77 sq mi

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With 4,896 people, Lakeland is a city in California. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Getting to work takes 31 minutes on average. That trails the California median by roughly 21%. Median rent is $580 a month. There are 730 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 47%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,896

−13%vs 2000

vs 5,626 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.5

+3%vs 2000

vs 32.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.77 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(379)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.8%(480)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(256)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.4%(213)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(299)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.5%(953)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.7%(869)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(437)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(380)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(428)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(184)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(18)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,333

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,136 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,488

−3%vs 2000

vs $14,922 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.6%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$113,900

+47%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $101,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$580

+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $585 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.8%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.3% in 2000

34.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic63.3%(3,560)

Black1.6%(92)

Hispanic / Latino31%(1,743)

Asian0.9%(50)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.7%(4,589)

Black0.7%(34)

Hispanic / Latino7.9%(385)

Asian0.9%(44)

Other4.7%(229)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican54.5%(6,670)

Central American3.2%(396)

Salvadoran1.5%(183)

South American1.2%(148)

Colombian0.9%(116)

Guatemalan0.9%(113)

Spaniard0.5%(61)

Nicaraguan0.4%(51)

Ecuadorian0.3%(32)

Puerto Rican0.1%(18)

Asian origin

Filipino0.8%(95)

Cambodian0.5%(59)

Chinese0.2%(29)

Vietnamese0.1%(10)

Japanese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(43)

Ancestry

Irish5.8%(708)

German4.9%(600)

Italian4.8%(593)

English4.1%(506)

Norwegian1.4%(171)

American1.2%(144)

French0.9%(109)

Iranian0.6%(77)

Subsaharan African0.5%(66)

Scottish0.5%(65)

Arab0.5%(61)

Dutch0.5%(60)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese0.4%(55)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(48)

Swedish0.4%(46)

Welsh0.4%(45)

French Canadian0.4%(44)

Australian0.3%(35)

Finnish0.2%(28)

Ukrainian0.1%(17)

Austrian0.1%(15)

Slovene0.1%(14)

Greek0.1%(13)

Romanian0.1%(13)

Polish0.1%(11)

Portuguese0.1%(10)

Jordanian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.6%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.3%

+7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.5%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.7 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 30.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.7%(1,924)

Married51.7%(2,389)

Widowed2.5%(117)

Divorced4.1%(189)

Women 15+

Never married32.6%(1,524)

Married55%(2,571)

Widowed5.3%(248)

Divorced7.1%(331)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−23.4 ptssince 2013

from 28.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.8%

+9.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.5%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.6%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 9.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

42.5%

−11.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.9%

+12.7 ptssince 2020

from 39.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.2%

−9.0 ptssince 2020

from 60.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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