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Moving to Lakeland, Florida

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Population: 78,452. Estimated population in July 2024: 88,713 (+13.1% change)
Males: 36,444 (46.5%), Females: 42,008 (53.5%)

Polk County

Zip codes: 33801, 33803, 33805, 33809, 33810, 33811, 33813, 33815.

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $33,119
Median house value: $81,100

Population by Race

Races in Lakeland:

  • White Non-Hispanic (69.5%)
  • Black (21.3%)
  • Hispanic (6.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Other race (1.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (12.5%), English (11.1%), Irish (10.3%), United States (9.8%), Italian (3.2%), French (3.2%).

Elevation: 190 feet

Land area: 45.8 square miles

Map of Lakeland, FL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lakeland

  • High school or higher: 79.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lakeland city

  • Never married: 24.0%
  • Now married: 50.3%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 10.6%
  • Divorced: 12.5%

5.6% Foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 1.2% Europe, 1.1% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +7,091 (+9.9%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Lakeland:

  • LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1400 LAKELAND HILLS BLVD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Lakeland:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lakeland:

  • LAKELAND LINDER RGNL (about 6 miles; LAKELAND, FL; Abbreviation: LAL)
  • TAMPA INTL (about 39 miles; TAMPA, FL; Abbreviation: TPA)
  • MAC DILL AFB (about 42 miles; TAMPA, FL; Abbreviation: MCF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lakeland:

  • SOUTH LAKELAND (about 10 miles; MULBERRY, FL; Abbreviation: X49)
  • PLANT CITY MUNI (about 14 miles; PLANT CITY, FL; Abbreviation: PCM)
  • BARTOW MUNI (about 15 miles; BARTOW, FL; Abbreviation: BOW)

Amtrak station:
LAKELAND (600 LAKE MIRROR DR.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Lakeland:

  • TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (Full-time enrollment: 2,057; Location: 3225 WINTER LAKE RD; Public; Website: WWW.PCSB.K12.FL.US/TRAVISS)
  • FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,948; Location: 111 LK HOLLINGSWORTH DR; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.flsouthern.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • SOUTHEASTERN COLLEGE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD (Full-time enrollment: 1,180; Location: 1000 LONGFELLOW BLVD; Private, not-for-profit)
  • FLORIDA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY-LAKELAND (Full-time enrollment: 586; Location: 995 E MEMORIAL BLVD STE 110; Private, for-profit; Offers Master’s degree)
  • THE ACADEMY (Full-time enrollment: 332; Location: 3131 FLIGHTLINE DR LAKELAND LINDER REGIONAL AIPORT; Private, for-profit)
  • FLORIDA CAREER INSTITUTE INC (Full-time enrollment: 168; Location: 4222 S FLORIDA AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.FloridaCareerInstitute.com)
  • AVANTI HAIR TECH (Full-time enrollment: 25; Location: 905 E MEMORIAL BLVD; Private, for-profit)
  • FLORIDA SCHOOL OF PREACHING (Location: 1807 S FLORIDA AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: [email protected])
  • WHITEFIELD THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (Location: 1343 ARIANA ST; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Doctor’s degree)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Lakeland:

  • POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; WINTER HAVEN, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,028)
  • SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; ST LEO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,597)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 32 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 26,221)
  • HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,630)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (about 37 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,963)
  • PASCO-HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; NEW PORT RICHEY, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,868)
  • VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; ORLANDO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 15,792)

Schools

Public high schools in Lakeland:

  • GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH (Students: 2,068; Location: 6000 LAKELAND HIGHLANDS; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,043; Location: 726 HOLLINGSWORTH ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • LAKE GIBSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,710; Location: 7007 N SOCRUM LOOP ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,515; Location: 2600 CRUTCHFIELD ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • HARRISON CENTER/PERFORMING ARTS (Students: 365; Location: 750 HOLLINGSWORTH ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • ARC – ACADEMIC RESEARCH CENTER (Students: 271; Location: 7007 N SOCRUM LOOP ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MAYNARD E. TRAVISS TECHNICAL CENTER (Students: 136; Location: 3225 WINTER LAKE ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Lakeland:

  • LAKELAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 862; Location: 1111 FOREST PARK STREET; Grades: KG – 12)
  • EVANGEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 470; Location: 777 CARPENTERS WAY; Grades: PK – 12)
  • TEMPLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 371; Location: 4210 LKLND HGHLNDS ROAD; Grades: PK – 12)
  • SONRISE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 350; Location: 3151 HARDIN COMBEE RD; Grades: PK – 12)
  • SANTA FE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 215; Location: 3110 HWY 92 EAST; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH ACADEMY (Students: 175; Location: 1945 NORTH FLORIDA AVENUE; Grades: KG – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Lakeland:

  • VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,128; Location: 4900 E COUNTY ROAD 540-A; Grades: PK – 05)
  • LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,099; Location: 6901 N SOCRUM LOOP ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,082; Location: 740 LAKE MIRIAM DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,047; Location: 2215 SLEEPY HILL ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 958; Location: 2815 EDEN PARKWAY; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 951; Location: 2410 N CRYSTAL LAKE DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY (Students: 949; Location: 1810 W PARKER STREET; Grades: 06 – 12)
  • SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 860; Location: 1140 E STATE ROAD 540-A; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (Students: 816; Location: 1501 MARTIN L KING JR AVE; Grades: PK – 08)
  • KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 789; Location: 3627 KATHLEEN PINES; Grades: 06 – 08)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Lakeland:

  • ST. PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 525; Location: 4450 HARDEN BLVD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • RESURRECTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 487; Location: 3720 OLD HIGHWAY 37; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 306; Location: 223 S MISSOURI AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST ANTHONY CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 176; Location: 820 MARCUM RD; Grades: PK – 6)
  • LAKE WIRE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 146; Location: 84 LAKE WIRE DRIVE; Grades: PK – 7)
  • PATHWAY CHRISTIAN LEARNING CEN (Students: 120; Location: 1942 W MEMORIAL BLVD; Grades: PK – 3)
  • ST LUKES CHR ACAD – PRESCHOOL (Students: 89; Location: 910 W QUINCY ST; Grades: PK – KG)
  • CHRIST COMMUNITY (Students: 53; Location: 704 BRUNNELL PKWY; Grades: KG – 10)
  • FERRELL ACADEMY (Students: 49; Location: 2222 N CRYSTAL LAKE DR; Grades: PK – 2)
  • LAKELAND ADVENTIST JR ACADEMY (Students: 45; Location: 1443 N. GILMORE AVE.; Grades: KG – 10)

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