CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lakewood Park

Florida · 7,211 residents · 6.67 sq mi

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Lakewood Park is home to 7,211 people in Florida. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 3,247 fewer people here than in 2000. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 36.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 5.2%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,211

−31%vs 2000

vs 10,458 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

36.4

−21%vs 2000

vs 45.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.67 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(516)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(489)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(445)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(386)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(410)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(1,195)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(1,026)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(755)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.9%(787)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.5%(829)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(308)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(65)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,104

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,805 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,076

−31%vs 2000

vs $19,041 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.2%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$69,500

+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$489

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $605 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.3%

−6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.8% in 2000

21.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.2%(9,428)

Black5.2%(542)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(266)

Asian0.6%(63)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(6,839)

Black4.8%(344)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(61)

Asian0.4%(28)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American2.2%(299)

Puerto Rican1.6%(228)

Mexican1.6%(215)

Cuban1.5%(205)

Colombian0.9%(131)

Central American0.7%(98)

Panamanian0.5%(71)

Bolivian0.5%(66)

Uruguayan0.3%(40)

Venezuelan0.2%(26)

Chilean0.1%(19)

Guatemalan0.1%(14)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0.1%(13)

Ecuadorian0.1%(12)

Argentine0%(5)

Spaniard0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino1.3%(186)

Pakistani0.5%(75)

Chinese0.3%(38)

Vietnamese0.1%(19)

Ancestry

American22%(3,056)

German11.2%(1,550)

Irish10.9%(1,506)

English10.1%(1,397)

Italian7.7%(1,065)

West Indian4%(560)

Haitian3.5%(484)

Polish1.7%(236)

French1%(144)

Scottish0.8%(113)

Dutch0.6%(90)

Slovak0.6%(90)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.6%(89)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(76)

Hungarian0.5%(75)

French Canadian0.5%(72)

Portuguese0.4%(60)

British0.4%(49)

Canadian0.3%(46)

Norwegian0.3%(45)

Welsh0.3%(45)

Austrian0.3%(43)

Czech0.2%(32)

Jamaican0.2%(26)

Croatian0.2%(23)

Danish0.2%(23)

Ukrainian0.2%(21)

Romanian0.1%(15)

Greek0.1%(14)

Finnish0.1%(11)

Belgian0.1%(9)

Lithuanian0%(6)

Russian0%(6)

Swiss0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.2%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.2%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.1 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 14.9 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 married25.7%(1,508)

Married52.8%(3,105)

Widowed3.8%(221)

Divorced17.8%(1,045)

Women 15+

Never married20.7%(1,223)

Married54.5%(3,222)

Widowed11.1%(658)

Divorced13.7%(808)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2013

from 12.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.3%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 38.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.8%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.3%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 30.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.4%

−6.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

8.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 7.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 58.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.2%

−8.2 ptssince 2020

from 51.4% 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)14.8%(246)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.7%(277)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era53.2%(884)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.6%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,661 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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