Lakeland is home to 2,968 people in Georgia. The poverty rate is 44.1%, above the 12.5% national rate. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 60% less than in Georgia as a whole. 48% of homes are owner-occupied. Median household income is $31,147, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $31,147, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 68%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lakeland
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants60.1% → 47.6%(−12.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate35.6% → 44.1%(+8.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Black share39.4% → 48.5%(+9.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Lakeland's population equals 29% of Lanier County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 2.6% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 11% of the county's.
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)28.5%(51)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.1%(11)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.6%(44)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 179 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
2,443
$37,885
$90,243
5.0%
60.8
2000
2,730
$40,707
$88,532
10.4%
67.0
2010
3,366
$35,740
$77,971
11.8%
70.2
2020
2,875
$25,846
$127,022
15.4%
71.3
2024
2,968
$31,147
$148,600
12.3%
65.5
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.
