CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lakeland

Tennessee · 1,204 residents · 23.5 sq mi

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With 1,204 people, Lakeland is a city in Tennessee. There are 5,658 fewer people here than in 2000. 93% of homes are owner-occupied. That is roughly 70% ahead of the Tennessee median. At a median age of 39.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $159,800.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.1

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 46%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,204

−82%vs 2000

vs 6,862 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.1

+13%vs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

23.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.8%(58)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(73)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(74)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(80)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(76)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.7%(141)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.2%(219)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5417.7%(213)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.2%(135)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(93)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.6%(31)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(11)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$42,266

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,897 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,994

−27%vs 2000

vs $28,956 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.2%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$159,800

+46%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $144,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$375

−38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $801 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

93.0%

+14.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.2% in 2000

7.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.7%(6,222)

Black5.2%(358)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(101)

Asian1.8%(122)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.9%(1,094)

Black8%(96)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(8)

Asian1.1%(13)

Other0.1%(1)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.1%(581)

Central American2.5%(357)

Nicaraguan1.6%(223)

Cuban1%(141)

Guatemalan0.6%(81)

South American0.4%(61)

Colombian0.4%(61)

Costa Rican0.4%(53)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.1%(300)

Laotian1.3%(189)

Filipino0.9%(125)

Chinese0.4%(63)

Japanese0.3%(42)

Bangladeshi0.3%(39)

Korean0.1%(16)

Ancestry

German12%(1,706)

English9.9%(1,412)

American9.8%(1,388)

Irish8.7%(1,237)

Italian3.9%(557)

Scottish3.6%(514)

Polish3.4%(481)

Subsaharan African2.7%(381)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(233)

Norwegian1.4%(205)

Ethiopian1.1%(159)

Dutch0.9%(121)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

French0.8%(111)

French Canadian0.7%(97)

Kenyan0.7%(96)

Ghanaian0.4%(58)

Ukrainian0.3%(38)

Greek0.2%(34)

British0.2%(32)

Iranian0.2%(31)

Danish0.2%(24)

Lithuanian0.1%(20)

Russian0.1%(19)

Welsh0.1%(19)

Slovak0.1%(15)

Austrian0.1%(14)

Swedish0.1%(11)

Hungarian0.1%(9)

Czech0%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.5%

−12.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 34.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.9%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.1%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.0 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 18.2 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 married23.6%(1,276)

Married61.2%(3,316)

Widowed4.7%(254)

Divorced10.5%(570)

Women 15+

Never married17.7%(946)

Married59.1%(3,154)

Widowed10.1%(537)

Divorced13.1%(701)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.9%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 6.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

71.5%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 73.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.3%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.7%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.4%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 87.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

23.5%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% 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)53.3%(443)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.6%(279)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.5%(220)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.2%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 831 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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