2000-2008 Growth Rate
Lakeland: 13.31%
Polk County: 19.83%
Florida: 16.38%
With a current estimated population of 93,428 (April 2008), Lakeland is the principal city in Polk County. With the unincorporated areas included, greater Lakeland's population is approximately 228,857.
|
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 |
| Florida |
16,650,114 |
16,959,416 |
17,260,294 |
17,510,550 |
18,349,132 |
18,360,271 |
18,599,579 |
| Polk County |
504,984 |
513,754 |
523,502 |
528,389 |
564,868 |
565,049 |
579,879 |
| Lakeland |
87,167 |
88,741 |
89,731 |
90,851 |
91,623 |
91,623 |
93,427 |
|
2005 |
2010 |
2015 |
2020 |
| 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: 2007 Florida Statistical Abstract (BEBR): City of Lakeland, Community Development, 2007
|
Florida |
Polk |
| 1990 - 1991 |
196,814 |
7,202 |
| 1991 - 1992 |
165,096 |
3,974 |
| 1992 - 1993 |
131,150 |
7,024 |
| 1993 - 1994 |
225,459 |
5,598 |
| 1994 - 1995 |
226,735 |
4,432 |
| 1995 - 1996 |
222,763 |
8,296 |
| 1996 - 1997 |
264,718 |
4,926 |
| 1997 - 1998 |
249,079 |
5,206 |
| 1998 - 1999 |
283,161 |
7,451 |
| 1999 - 2000 |
355,020 |
8,018 |
| 2000 - 2001 |
305,625 |
10,512 |
| 2001 - 2002 |
307,416 |
4,677 |
| 2002 - 2003 |
357,955 |
8,028 |
Square Miles
Lakeland City Limits:
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.
|
33801 |
33803 |
33805 |
33809 |
33810 |
33811 |
33812 |
33813 |
33815 |
33860 |
TOTAL |
POLK |
FLORIDA |
| 2013 PROJECTION |
31,071 |
31,277 |
21,843 |
31,911 |
46,481 |
20,860 |
13,461 |
35,338 |
13,510 |
21,876 |
247,098 |
640,695 |
20,253,440 |
| 2008 TOTAL |
30,808 |
29,368 |
21,266 |
29,502 |
40,613 |
19,097 |
11,697 |
32,102 |
13,199 |
19,972 |
228,857 |
579,879 |
18,599,579 |
| 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 08-13 |
0.60% |
5.60% |
1.47% |
7.87% |
12.96% |
10.29% |
15.08% |
9.37% |
1.48% |
8.61% |
7.97% |
7.39% |
9.46% |
| % GROWTH CHANGE 00-08 |
-0.14% |
6.76% |
0.71% |
12.13% |
12.04% |
17.37% |
33.66% |
15.49% |
0.68% |
13.87% |
13.31% |
6.21% |
14.88% |
| % GROWTH CHANGE 90-00 |
-0.69% |
9.45% |
-0.37% |
42.83% |
39.84% |
39.76% |
40.99% |
19.38% |
-0.72% |
27.97% |
17.96% |
19.37% |
23.53% |
|
33801 |
33803 |
33805 |
33809 |
33810 |
33811 |
33812 |
33813 |
33815 |
33860 |
TOTAL |
POLK |
FLORIDA |
|
30,808 |
29,368 |
21,266 |
29,502 |
40,613 |
19,097 |
11,697 |
32,102 |
13,199 |
19,972 |
228,857 |
579,879 |
18,599,579 |
| 0-4 |
2,159 |
1,755 |
1,848 |
1,766 |
2,829 |
1,357 |
834 |
1,956 |
1,136 |
1,570 |
15,710 |
39,445 |
1,152,101 |
| 5-9 |
2,050 |
1,705 |
1,577 |
1,725 |
2,708 |
1,320 |
829 |
1,903 |
1,010 |
1,467 |
14,896 |
37,418 |
1,101,347 |
| 10-14 |
1,966 |
1,664 |
1,587 |
1,836 |
2,706 |
1,308 |
941 |
2,086 |
984 |
1,472 |
15,148 |
37,550 |
1,129,028 |
| 15-17 |
1,007 |
974 |
956 |
1,237 |
1,567 |
750 |
624 |
1,587 |
511 |
880 |
9,260 |
23,139 |
723,385 |
| 18-20 |
1,450 |
1,489 |
870 |
1,075 |
1,404 |
731 |
491 |
1,314 |
477 |
821 |
9,336 |
22,360 |
708,206 |
| 21-24 |
1,749 |
1,578 |
1,162 |
1,435 |
1,904 |
934 |
661 |
1,716 |
619 |
1,054 |
11,810 |
29,285 |
931,903 |
| 25-34 |
4,937 |
4,197 |
3,091 |
3,775 |
5,121 |
2,734 |
1,335 |
3,853 |
1,840 |
2,921 |
31,005 |
77,601 |
2,331,708 |
| 35-44 |
4,286 |
3,909 |
2,561 |
3,880 |
5,466 |
2,813 |
1,725 |
3,917 |
1,463 |
2,877 |
30,139 |
74,821 |
2,564,195 |
| 45-49 |
2,005 |
1,843 |
1,303 |
2,124 |
2,777 |
1,483 |
1,043 |
2,622 |
720 |
1,407 |
15,996 |
38,499 |
1,367,857 |
| 50-54 |
1,813 |
1,737 |
1,222 |
1,975 |
2,548 |
1,444 |
909 |
2,693 |
668 |
1,242 |
15,079 |
35,676 |
1,253,862 |
| 55-59 |
1,555 |
1,699 |
1,069 |
1,782 |
2,319 |
1,262 |
703 |
2,385 |
586 |
1,165 |
13,453 |
33,670 |
1,154,140 |
| 60-64 |
1,265 |
1,357 |
832 |
1,475 |
2,123 |
847 |
460 |
1,656 |
580 |
882 |
10,703 |
29,720 |
999,982 |
| 65-74 |
2,058 |
2,261 |
1,354 |
2,357 |
3,875 |
1,118 |
579 |
2,239 |
1,102 |
1,237 |
17,124 |
49,528 |
1,549,095 |
| 75-84 |
1,749 |
2,174 |
1,242 |
1,952 |
2,548 |
761 |
391 |
1,637 |
1,099 |
738 |
13,627 |
37,083 |
1,148,080 |
| 85> |
759 |
1,026 |
592 |
1,108 |
718 |
235 |
172 |
538 |
404 |
239 |
5,571 |
14,084 |
481,690 |
| MEDIAN AGE TOTAL POPULATION |
35.20 |
38.38 |
33.52 |
39.90 |
38.78 |
36.47 |
35.78 |
39.18 |
35.16 |
34.32 |
37.41 |
38.09 |
39.75 |
|
33801 |
33803 |
33805 |
33809 |
33810 |
33811 |
33812 |
33813 |
33815 |
33860 |
TOTAL |
POLK |
FLORIDA |
|
30,808 |
29,368 |
21,266 |
29,502 |
40,613 |
19,097 |
11,697 |
32,102 |
13,199 |
19,972 |
228,857 |
579,879 |
18,599,579 |
| White |
23,328 |
25,026 |
9,188 |
25,787 |
34,961 |
16,137 |
9,407 |
28,243 |
7,454 |
15,851 |
180,649 |
439,490 |
14,005,535 |
| Black |
4,715 |
1,978 |
10,273 |
1,742 |
3,383 |
1,470 |
1,004 |
1,622 |
4,065 |
1,869 |
30,267 |
80,172 |
2,840,582 |
American Indian/ Alaskan Native |
198 |
97 |
84 |
92 |
156 |
42 |
28 |
85 |
81 |
69 |
872 |
2,644 |
70,217 |
| Asian |
444 |
617 |
156 |
621 |
464 |
193 |
779 |
1,119 |
95 |
171 |
4,498 |
8,517 |
402,943 |
| Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
33 |
12 |
8 |
1 |
42 |
2 |
5 |
15 |
10 |
9 |
129 |
308 |
12,107 |
| Some other race |
1,323 |
1,041 |
896 |
556 |
1,004 |
853 |
323 |
521 |
1,115 |
1,578 |
7,667 |
35,582 |
741,628 |
| Two or more races |
767 |
597 |
661 |
703 |
603 |
400 |
151 |
497 |
379 |
425 |
4,775 |
13,166 |
526,567 |
|
33801 |
33803 |
33805 |
33809 |
33810 |
33811 |
33812 |
33813 |
33815 |
33860 |
TOTAL |
POLK |
FLORIDA |
| 2013 Projection |
13,440 |
13,971 |
8,410 |
12,956 |
18,478 |
8,383 |
4,596 |
13,623 |
5,519 |
7,990 |
99,956 |
255,390 |
8,070,862 |
| 2008 Total |
13,177 |
12,902 |
8,078 |
11,767 |
15,895 |
7,566 |
4,007 |
12,249 |
5,392 |
7,201 |
91,542 |
228,491 |
7,398,258 |
| 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 |
|
33801 |
33803 |
33805 |
33809 |
33810 |
33811 |
33812 |
33813 |
33815 |
33860 |
TOTAL |
POLK |
FLORIDA |
| Growth 2008-2013 |
% |
8.29% |
4.11% |
10.10% |
16.25% |
10.80% |
14.70% |
11.22% |
2.36% |
10.96% |
9.19% |
11.77% |
9.09% |
| Growth 2000-2008 |
2.32% |
11.56% |
5.39% |
16.89% |
35.02% |
18.89% |
33.43% |
20.56% |
1.51% |
20.22% |
15.15% |
22.04% |
16.73% |
| 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% |
|
33801 |
33803 |
33805 |
33809 |
33810 |
33811 |
33812 |
33813 |
33815 |
33860 |
TOTAL |
POLK |
FLORIDA |
| 2008 Average |
$43,384 |
$59,380 |
$42,082 |
$61,706 |
$57,100 |
$61,280 |
$78,813 |
$85,336 |
$39,272 |
$61,723 |
$58,785 |
$55,711 |
$64,793 |
| 2008 Median |
$34,259 |
$43,779 |
$31,471 |
$49,929 |
$46,844 |
$50,080 |
$66,046 |
$63,817 |
$28,284 |
$50,215 |
$44,908 |
$43,111 |
$47,176 |
| 2008 Per Capita |
$18,679 |
$26,342 |
$16,417 |
$24,930 |
$22,429 |
$24,309 |
$27,363 |
$32,663 |
$16,318 |
$22,320 |
$23,708 |
$22,220 |
$26,057 |
| 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 |
Journey To Work: Polk County Residents
The data below summarize the commuting patterns for Polk County residents from Census 2000 information.
# of Polk Residents Working In Locations Outside of Polk County |
18,598 |
31,704 |
27,977 |
# of Workers From Other Locations Working In Polk County |
12,746 |
17,602 |
13,053 |
| Net Exporter of Labor |
5,852 |
14,102 |
14,924 |
| Orange |
11,799 |
| Hillsborough |
9,229 |
| Osceola |
3,872 |
| Lake |
978 |
| Highlands |
916 |
| Pasco |
612 |
| Pinellas |
571 |
| Hillsborough |
8,436 |
| Orange |
1,373 |
| Highlands |
994 |
| Pasco |
804 |
| Osceola |
540 |
| Pinellas |
469 |
| Lake |
437 |
Source: 2007 Claritas; The Bureau of Economic and Business Research, University of Florida, 2006 estimates and The U.S. Census Bureau's 2000 census; Jan. 25, 2007