CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Three Lakes

Florida · 6,955 residents · 3.23 sq mi

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Three Lakes is a city of 6,955 people in Florida. There are 6,842 fewer people here than in 2009. Households here earn about 41% more than in Florida as a whole. The median age is 30.9, younger than the US median of 35.2. Renters pay $952 a month at the median. The average commute runs 28 minutes.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 30.9

US median: 35.2

More educated

32% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 54%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,955

−50%vs 2009

vs 13,797 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

30.9

−5%vs 2009

vs 32.6 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

3.23 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 59.5%(658)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98.7%(604)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(448)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.1%(423)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 247%(485)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3421.2%(1,476)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4419.6%(1,362)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5410.5%(727)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 645.7%(396)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 743.4%(236)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 841.6%(110)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.4%(30)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$54,830

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $74,371 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$22,832

−20%vs 2009

vs $28,511 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

8.0%

+2.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 5.9% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$119,300

−54%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $320,700 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$952

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $1,395 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

69.2%

−6.0 ptsvs 2009

vs 75.2% in 2009

30.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic22.7%(3,136)

Black9.6%(1,327)

Hispanic / Latino62.2%(8,576)

Asian3.2%(438)

2000

White, non-Hispanic31.6%(2,195)

Black14.5%(1,009)

Hispanic / Latino47.8%(3,322)

Asian3.8%(261)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Cuban22.4%(3,790)

South American21.1%(3,564)

Colombian9.5%(1,601)

Central American7.7%(1,300)

Venezuelan4.4%(736)

Peruvian3.9%(651)

Nicaraguan3.8%(634)

Ecuadorian3%(511)

Puerto Rican2.3%(380)

Dominican2.1%(363)

Guatemalan1.9%(314)

Mexican1%(166)

+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0.6%(99)

Honduran0.6%(94)

Panamanian0.5%(84)

Salvadoran0.4%(75)

Chilean0.3%(48)

Spaniard0.2%(39)

Argentine0.1%(17)

Asian origin

Chinese2.1%(347)

Vietnamese1.9%(319)

Asian Indian1.6%(274)

Taiwanese0.3%(51)

Nepalese0.3%(45)

Korean0.1%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(44)

Ancestry

American8.1%(1,376)

West Indian6%(1,007)

Jamaican3.5%(585)

Italian2.1%(351)

Haitian2%(332)

French1.9%(316)

Brazilian1.7%(282)

German1.7%(281)

Arab1.4%(229)

Irish1.2%(207)

English1.1%(184)

Subsaharan African0.9%(155)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Turkish0.4%(72)

Palestinian0.4%(66)

Portuguese0.4%(63)

Scottish0.3%(53)

Lebanese0.3%(50)

Russian0.3%(47)

Hungarian0.2%(37)

Egyptian0.2%(36)

Jordanian0.2%(33)

Austrian0.2%(27)

Ukrainian0.1%(24)

Syrian0.1%(23)

Polish0.1%(15)

Dutch0.1%(14)

Guyanese0.1%(10)

Scotch-Irish0%(8)

French Canadian0%(7)

Lithuanian0%(7)

Iranian0%(6)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Cuban population · Largest South American population · Largest Colombian population · Largest American population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

32.0%

−12.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 44.1% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

90.5%

−1.7 ptsvs 2009

vs 92.2% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

13.7%

−2.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 15.8% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.2 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married27.3%(656)

Married65.8%(1,580)

Widowed0.4%(9)

Divorced6.5%(155)

Women 15+

Never married25.3%(726)

Married57.2%(1,640)

Widowed5.2%(150)

Divorced12.3%(352)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.1%

−12.0 ptssince 2013

from 21.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.3%

−6.9 ptssince 2020

from 62.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.6%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 8.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.8%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 8.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.2%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 73.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

23.5%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% 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)21.7%(38)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.6%(50)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era17.1%(30)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 175 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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