Population - Lakeland Economic Development Council

Population

2000-2009 Growth Rate
Lakeland: 16.95%
Polk County: 23.34%
Florida: 18.13%

Zip Code Analysis (Claritas)

Lakeland Economic Snapshot (Moody's)

Demographic Atlas

With a current estimated population of 93,508 (April 2009), Lakeland is the principal city in Polk County. With the unincorporated areas included, greater Lakeland's population is approximately 236,460.

HISTORIC POPULATION GROWTH
	1970	1980	1990	2000
Florida	6,791,418	9,746,961	12,938,071	15,982,378
Polk County	228,515	321,652	405,382	483,924
Lakeland	42,803	47,406	70,576	78,452

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
ANNUAL POPULATION DATA
Florida	16,650,114	16,959,416	17,260,294	17,510,550	18,349,132	18,360,271	18,599,579	18,879,636
Polk County	504,984	513,754	523,502	528,389	564,868	565,049	579,879	569,861
Lakeland	87,167	88,741	89,731	90,851	91,623	91,623	93,427	93,508

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	2005	2010	2015	2020
POPULATION PROJECTIONS
Florida	17,700,000	18,866,700	21,000,000	22,600,000
Polk County	535,800	572,600	613,900	655,300
Lakeland	90,697	100,000	106,577	115,050

Source: 2008 Florida Statistical Abstract (BEBR): City of Lakeland, Community Development, 2008

Into Lakeland	Number of Migrants
MIGRATION FLOWS
Orlando, FL	8,074
Tampa, FL	4,622
Ft. Lauderdale, FL	1,368
New York, NY	1,268
Miami, FL	1,464
West Palm Beach, FL	661
Nassau, NY	333
Bradenton, FL	306
Jacksonville, FL	306
Cape Coral, FL	285
Total Inmigration	35,621
From Lakeland	Number of Migrants
Orlando, FL	4,455
Tampa, FL	3,308
Jacksonville, FL	349
Atlanta, GA	504
Bradenton, FL	283
New York, NY	273
Miami, Fl	271
Ft. Lauderdale, FL	268
Cape Coral, FL	229
Deltona, FL	210
Total Outmigration	24,538
Net Migration	11,083

Source: Moody's Economy.com, November 2008

Square Miles
Lakeland City Limits:73.41
Polk County: 2,010
Data is based on individual income tax returns, therefore is understated due to a large number of elderly and foreign immigration.

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	33801	33803	33805	33809	33810	33811	33812	33813	33815	33860	TOTAL	POLK	FLORIDA
POPULATION STATISTICS BY ZIP CODE
2014 PROJECTION	33,787	32,964	23,851	33,852	46,874	22,477	13,206	36,181	14,634	21,866	279,692	666,624	20,714,904
2009 TOTAL	32,383	30,457	22,561	30,741	40,981	20,188	11,427	32,660	13,792	19,887	255,077	596,861	18,879,636
2004 TOTAL	31,726	28,019	19,731	27,557	34,541	16,797	N/A	37,890	14,628	18,238	210,889	513,989	17,260,294
2000 TOTAL	31,746	26,088	19,745	26,167	30,829	16,135	8,751	35,666	13,980	17,364	200,356	483,924	15,982,378
1990 TOTAL	31,968	23,835	19,818	18,321	22,046	11,545	6,207	28,582	14,081	13,569	170,196	405,382	12,937,926
% GROWTH CHANGE 09-14	4.34%	8.23%	5.72%	10.12%	14.38%	11.34%	15.57%	10.78%	6.10%	9.95%	9.65%	11.69%	9.72%
% GROWTH CHANGE 00-09	2.87%	12.58%	7.59%	18.32%	32.68%	22.06%	37.49%	20.25%	7.52%	18.23%	17.96%	23.34%	18.13%
% GROWTH CHANGE 90-00	-0.79%	8.77%	-0.11%	40.93%	40.32%	37.77%	42.38%	20.56%	0.25%	29.75%	21.98%	19.37%	23.53%

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	33801	33803	33805	33809	33810	33811	33812	33813	33815	33860	TOTAL	POLK	FLORIDA
POPULATION BY AGE 2009
	32,383	30,457	22,561	30,741	40,981	20,188	11,427	32,660	13,792	19,887	255,077	596,861	18,879,636
0-4	2,406	1,927	2,054	1,946	2,997	1,513	858	2,109	1,264	1,661	18,735	42,954	1,187,024
5-9	2,228	1,845	1,713	1,883	2,832	1,444	836	2,027	1,094	1,511	17,413	40,009	1,129,696
10-14	2,085	1,748	1,656	1,862	2,724	1,382	884	2,044	1,035	1,464	16,884	38,391	1,128,921
15-17	1,072	1,000	1,014	1,263	1,558	787	607	1,584	545	865	10,295	23,453	728,674
18-20	1,492	1,514	899	1,093	1,383	762	474	1,312	499	806	10,234	22,530	712,270
21-24	1,714	1,572	1,170	1,447	1,878	954	629	1,706	615	1,013	12,698	29,090	933,172
25-34	5,160	4,284	3,303	3,995	5,132	2,873	1,338	4,094	1,933	2,904	35,016	80,274	2,350,638
35-44	4,520	4,049	2,692	3,931	5,389	2,898	1,589	3,780	1,518	2,813	33,179	75,535	2,544,707
45-49	2,075	1,870	1,353	2,170	2,710	1,516	1,007	2,596	727	1,390	17,414	38,749	1,374,030
50-54	1,915	1,791	1,298	2,060	2,596	1,527	899	2,733	703	1,229	16,751	36,795	1,292,652
55-59	1,626	1,729	1,137	1,836	2,313	1,346	696	2,445	592	1,144	14,864	34,233	1,176,106
60-64	1,350	1,444	908	1,575	2,179	910	479	1,731	601	884	12,061	31,203	1,047,840
65-74	2,129	2,357	1,421	2,479	3,959	1,214	579	2,272	1,128	1,235	18,773	50,987	1,602,080
75-84	1,786	2,219	1,285	2,007	2,553	786	377	1,649	1,109	718	14,489	37,490	1,158,068
85>	825	1,108	658	1,194	778	276	175	578	429	250	6,271	15,168	513,758
MEDIAN AGE TOTAL POPULATION	35.08	38.31	33.40	39.79	38.69	36.31	35.55	38.85	34.54	34.03	36.46	37.88	39.99

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	33801	33803	33805	33809	33810	33811	33812	33813	33815	33860	TOTAL	POLK	FLORIDA
POPULATION BY RACE 2009
	32,383	30,457	22,561	30,741	40,981	20,188	11,427	32,660	13,792	19,887	255,077	596,861	18,879,636
White	24,326	25,776	9,966	26,746	35,027	16,948	9,095	28,554	7,581	15,656	199,675	448,870	14,173,027
Black	5,027	2,111	10,588	1,860	3,560	1,580	1,001	1,696	4,362	1,821	33,606	82,739	2,880,556
American Indian/ Alaskan Native	215	94	87	93	146	43	27	84	83	69	941	2,679	73,716
Asian	492	663	177	674	502	217	817	1,224	106	178	5,050	9,245	417,640
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	34	13	10	0	45	1	3	16	13	8	143	322	13,068
Some other race	1,469	1,163	1,013	619	1,080	962	332	565	1,237	1,714	10,154	39,023	773,662
Two or more races	820	637	720	749	621	437	152	521	410	441	5,508	13,983	547,967

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	33801	33803	33805	33809	33810	33811	33812	33813	33815	33860	TOTAL	POLK	FLORIDA
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
2014 Projection	14,413	14,486	9,030	13,520	18,337	8,854	4,435	13,691	5,862	7,815	11,044	261,397	8,176,855
2009 Total	13,755	13,264	8,492	12,157	15,911	7,914	3,873	12,331	5,568	7,081	10,035	233,163	7,458,092
2004 Total	13,343	12,220	7,428	10,786	13,327	6,563	N/A	13,813	5,729	6,565	83,209	199,053	6,845,041
2000 Total	13,352	11,336	7,403	10,115	11,730	6,244	3,003	9,828	5,577	6,230	78,782	187,233	6,337,929
1990 Total	13,299	10,565	7,280	6,936	7,912	4,075	2,212	8,113	5,874	4,843	66,379	155,969	5,134,869

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	33801	33803	33805	33809	33810	33811	33812	33813	33815	33860	TOTAL	POLK	FLORIDA
HOUSEHOLD SIZE/GROWTH
Growth 2009-2014	4.78%	9.21%	6.34%	11.21%	15.25%	11.88%	14.51%	11.03%	5.28%	10.37%	9.99%	12.11%	9.64%
Growth 2000-2009	3.76%	14.30%	8.89%	20.84%	35.11%	23.48%	35.99%	21.21%	6.14%	19.51%	18.92%	24.53%	17.67%
Growth 2004-09	0.45%	9.12%	0.75%	8.13%	14.80%	6.51%	N/A	7.25%	3.63%	6.81%	6.87%	7.52%	9.35%
Growth 2000-07	-0.48%	7.96%	1.18%	13.99%	14.72%	18.37%	N/A	15.77%	-1.15%	5.38%	11.19%	6.31%	8.00%
Growth 1990-00	-5.93%	7.30%	1.69%	45.83%	48.26%	53.23%	35.76%	21.14%	-5.06%	28.64%	18.69%	20.05%	23.43%

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HOUSEHOLD INCOME
	33801	33803	33805	33809	33810	33811	33812	33813	33815	33860	TOTAL	POLK	FLORIDA
2009 Average	$45,831	$61,572	$44,155	$63,573	$58,977	$64,541	$82,189	$88,609	$41,257	$64,541	$61,525	$57,901	$66,469
2009 Median	$36,058	$45,581	$32,961	$51,875	$48,266	$53,740	$68,421	$66,098	$29,563	$52,283	$48,485	$44,857	$48,376
2009 Per Capita	$19,593	$27,053	$17,084	$25,464	$22,989	$25,338	$28,199	$33,567	$16,905	$23,038	$23,923	$22,882	$26,539
2004 Average	$40,347	$55,561	$39,181	$58,250	$53,465	$58,222	N/A	$81,302	$35,652	$55,770	$54,784	$51,512	$59,394
2004 Median	$31,971	$40,990	$29,203	$47,806	$43,663	$47,500	N/A	$61,955	$27,000	$45,980	$41,606	$39,451	$42,794
2004 Per Capita	$17,064	$24,486	$15,185	$23,143	$20,743	$22,785	N/A	$29,859	$14,153	$20,120	$21,824	$20,236	$23,862

Source: 2009 Claritas

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Journey To Work: Polk County Residents

OVERALL COMMUTERS	1990 Census	2000 Census	2008 Data
# of Polk Residents Working In Locations Outside of Polk County	18,598	31,704	40,773
# of Workers From Other Locations Working In Polk County	12,746	17,602	18,792
Net Exporter of Labor	5,852	14,102	21,981

Top Five Counties of Destination In 2007 Data	# of Polk Residents Working In Other Counties
Orange	15,205
Hillsborough	11,962
Osceola	4,967
Lake	1,292
Highlands	1,181

Top Five Counties As Sources of Workers in Polk	# of Residents of Other Counties Working in Polk
Hillsborough	8,992
Orange	1,495
Hardee	1,239
Highlands	1,087
Pasco	869

Source: Private estimating model - Gordon Kettle, Polk County economist, 2009

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