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Cost of Living

2007 Lakeland Price Level Index Index Value
Food 100.8
Health Care 92.99
Housing 89
Other Goods & Services 97.48
Transportation 97.75
Overall Index Value 89.90

Source: University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) February 13, 2008.
Link to complete report – 2006 Florida County Retail Price and Wage Indices


Per Capita Buying Income
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
United States $23,076 $24,175 $25,334 $26,883 $27,939 $29,843 $30,562 $30,795 $31,466 $33,090 $34,471
Florida $22,691 $23,655 $24,502 $25,987 $26,894 $28,507 $29,266 $29,702 $30,290 $32,534 $34,001
Polk County $19,387 $20,238 $20,581 $22,213 $23,140 $23,721 $24,822 $24,931 $25,584 $27,459 $28,896

Per Capita Buying Income 2007 Projections
Polk County Florida United States
$17,198 $22,072 $22,648

Per Household Effective Buying Income 2008 Projections
Polk County Florida United States
$49,275 $55,560

Source: Sales and Marketing Management "Survey of Buying Power"