COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lake County

Florida · 152,104 residents · 952 sq mi

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With 152,104 people, Lake County is a county in Florida. At a median age of 44.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. There are 58,424 fewer people here than in 2000. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $67,400.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 44.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

152,104

−28%vs 2000

vs 210,528 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

44.6

−1%vs 2000

vs 45.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

952 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(8,364)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(8,323)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(8,346)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(8,202)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(6,887)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.3%(18,741)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.7%(17,826)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(14,477)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.6%(19,136)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7416.2%(24,643)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849%(13,682)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(3,477)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,395

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,903 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,450

−38%vs 2000

vs $20,199 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.0%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,400

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$387

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $534 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.3%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.5% in 2000

21.7% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.2%(135,693)

Black9.2%(14,067)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(4,154)

Asian0.4%(547)

Other1.2%(1,797)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

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)

Bangladeshi0%(14)

Laotian0%(13)

Indonesian0%(11)

+ 1 more asian origin group with data

Malaysian0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(461)

Marshallese0%(42)

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)

Subsaharan African0.8%(3,467)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(595)

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)

Palestinian0%(61)

Israeli0%(49)

Iranian0%(44)

Ghanaian0%(36)

Macedonian0%(31)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.7%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.6%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.4 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 20.0 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 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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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