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Lake County

Florida · 456,068 residents (2025 est.) · 952 sq mi
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Lake County is home to 412,924 people in Florida. Since 2000 the county has more than doubled, up 202,396 people. At a median age of 46.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Few US counties rank higher on income. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 109%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
412,924
+96%since 2000
from 210,528 in 2000
456,068 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
434 / sq mi
+39%since 2009
from 313 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
46.5
+3%since 2000
from 45.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
952 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
126K204K283K361K439K19902000201020202024Lake County
2024413K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.7%(19,281)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(22,579)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.4%(22,289)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.3%(21,790)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.7%(19,366)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.1%(45,888)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.6%(48,071)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.6%(47,718)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.6%(56,079)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7414.1%(58,398)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 849.5%(39,058)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3%(12,407)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$73,161
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,903 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,577
+91%since 2000
from $20,199 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.8%
+23.9 ptssince 2009
from 24.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2000
from 9.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.432
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.431 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade4.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$318,400
+109%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $83,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,586
+63%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $534 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
77.6%
−3.9 ptssince 2000
from 81.5% in 2000
22.4% rent
Vacancy rate
12.3%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 15.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.48 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.52 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
25.6%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 28.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
55.3%
+6.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.4
+12%since 2009
from 3.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
66
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic84.2%(177,285)
Black8.2%(17,231)
Hispanic / Latino5.6%(11,808)
Asian0.8%(1,640)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic63.6%(262,750)
Black10.2%(41,979)
Hispanic / Latino18.8%(77,473)
Asian2%(8,387)
Other5.4%(22,335)
Diversity Score
68
+47%since 2009
from 46 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
32
−7%since 2020
from 34 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican8.6%(35,383)
Mexican2.8%(11,666)
South American2.5%(10,473)
Cuban1.8%(7,516)
Dominican1.4%(5,884)
Colombian0.9%(3,876)
Central American0.9%(3,759)
Venezuelan0.9%(3,538)
Honduran0.2%(914)
Guatemalan0.2%(885)
Ecuadorian0.2%(871)
Peruvian0.2%(871)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.2%(851)
Panamanian0.2%(816)
Chilean0.2%(752)
Salvadoran0.1%(496)
Argentine0.1%(337)
Costa Rican0.1%(326)
Nicaraguan0.1%(322)
Uruguayan0%(169)
Bolivian0%(37)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(3,896)
Filipino0.4%(1,819)
Chinese0.2%(1,014)
Vietnamese0.2%(792)
Japanese0.1%(369)
Korean0%(178)
Thai0%(80)
Burmese0%(32)
Cambodian0%(17)
Laotian0%(13)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(39)
Chamorro0%(17)
Fijian0%(13)
Ancestry
American15.5%(64,121)
German12.8%(52,841)
English11%(45,405)
Irish10.7%(44,184)
Italian5.6%(23,002)
Polish2.5%(10,225)
Scottish2%(8,121)
French2%(8,112)
West Indian1.8%(7,429)
Guyanese0.8%(3,509)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(3,248)
+ 46 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.8%(3,197)
French Canadian0.8%(3,196)
Jamaican0.7%(2,976)
Norwegian0.6%(2,658)
Swedish0.6%(2,642)
Portuguese0.6%(2,364)
Russian0.6%(2,361)
Haitian0.5%(2,119)
Hungarian0.4%(1,794)
Welsh0.4%(1,771)
Brazilian0.4%(1,537)
British0.4%(1,504)
Arab0.3%(1,280)
Greek0.3%(1,250)
Swiss0.3%(1,212)
Slovak0.3%(1,042)
Danish0.2%(979)
Canadian0.2%(944)
Czech0.2%(724)
Austrian0.2%(705)
Ukrainian0.2%(688)
Lithuanian0.2%(682)
Lebanese0.2%(620)
Finnish0.1%(557)
Romanian0.1%(388)
Belgian0.1%(286)
Croatian0.1%(282)
Cape Verdean0.1%(233)
Syrian0.1%(227)
Slovene0.1%(224)
Nigerian0%(167)
Egyptian0%(147)
Armenian0%(147)
Moroccan0%(144)
Australian0%(140)
Latvian0%(137)
Turkish0%(117)
Bulgarian0%(96)
Barbadian0%(84)
Serbian0%(79)
Israeli0%(49)
Iranian0%(44)
Ghanaian0%(36)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
27.8%
+11.3 ptssince 2000
from 16.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.4%
+11.6 ptssince 2000
from 79.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.8%
+4.5 ptssince 2000
from 5.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.2 min
+51%since 2000
from 20.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.3%
−8.3 ptssince 2009
from 80.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.7%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.7%
+10.8 ptssince 2009
from 4.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.0%
−4.7 ptssince 2011
from 9.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
53.8%
−1.6 ptssince 2011
from 55.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 71.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
36.9%
+5.9 ptssince 2009
from 30.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Female
51.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Foreign born
10.7%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
9.8%
−7.9 ptssince 2009
from 17.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2012
from 14.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.6%
−6.3 ptssince 2013
from 15.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.6%
+12.2 ptssince 2017
from 80.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.6%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 93.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.2%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 84.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
83.9%
−3.2 ptssince 2016
from 87.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
12.7%
+2.4 ptssince 2016
from 10.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28.6%(48,086)
Married58.3%(98,044)
Widowed3.7%(6,217)
Divorced9.4%(15,774)
Women 15+
Never married23.5%(42,423)
Married52.6%(95,066)
Widowed10.7%(19,242)
Divorced13.2%(23,923)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.6%
−6.3 ptssince 2013
from 15.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
47.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 47.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
18.3%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 17.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
28.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 28.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 16.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 4.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.5%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 64.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
41.0%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 42.6% 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)17.6%(5,749)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.6%(7,357)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.8%(13,963)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.3%(2,046)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(505)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 32,591 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Lake County, Florida?

Lake County, Florida has about 412,924 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Lake County, Florida?

The typical household in Lake County, Florida earns about $73,161 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Lake County, Florida expensive?

In Lake County, Florida, the median home is worth about $318,400, and the typical rent is about $1,586 a month.

How educated are people in Lake County, Florida?

About 27.8% of adults age 25 and over in Lake County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Lake County, Florida?

About 8.9% of people in Lake County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Lake County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Lake County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 260,820 residents, a change of about 171 percent over that period.

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