Lake Wales, FL Demographic Data
Lake Wales, FL Summary
Lake Wales is located in Polk County in Florida
- Population: 14,268
- Area: 19.96 sq. miles
- Land Area: 18.69 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.26 sq. miles
- Population Density: 714.93 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 131.23 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lake Wales, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,928
52%
50.8
Male
7,278
48%
49.2
Total Population
15,206
323,128,000
Lake Wales, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,489
9.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,414
9.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
935
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
694
4.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
986
6.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,015
13.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,367
9.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,215
8.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
782
5.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
785
5.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,028
13.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,111
7.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
385
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
10,885
71.6%
77.2
Female
5,780
53.1%
51.3
Male
5,105
46.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
10,456
68.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,941
25.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,524
23.2%
15.2
Female
2,027
57.5%
55.8
Male
1,497
42.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Lake Wales, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
14,666
96.4%
96.8
White
11,331
74.5%
72.6
Black or African American
3,158
20.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
36
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
21
0.1%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
15
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
141
0.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
540
3.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,872
18.9%
17.8
Mexican
1,414
9.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
881
5.8%
1.7
Cuban
84
0.6%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
493
3.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
12,334
81.1%
82.2
Lake Wales, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
866
8.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,118
11.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,953
30.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,166
22.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
733
7.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,302
13.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
550
5.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,984
20.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,704
79.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,852
19.1%
31.2
Lake Wales, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,113
27.4%
33.7%
Now Married
5,420
47.7%
47.5
Divorced
1,217
10.7%
11.0%
Separated
357
3.1%
2.0
Widowed
1,261
11.1
5.8%
Lake Wales, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
11,271
82.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,446
17.8%
21.6%
Spanish
2,329
17.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
74
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
43
0.3%
1.1%
Lake Wales, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
513
9.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
554
9.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
748
13.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
683
12.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
946
17.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,044
18.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
573
10.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
390
7.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
55
1.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
67
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
38,268
57,617
Per capita income
18,601
31,128
Lake Wales, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
171
3.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
657
12.8%
9.8
Construction
178
3.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,037
20.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
180
3.5%
6.6
Information
48
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
513
10.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
325
6.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
584
11.3%
11.4
Public administration
261
5.1%
4.6
Retail trade
885
17.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
170
3.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
142
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
330
6.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,284
24.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
778
15.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,394
27.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,365
26.5%
18.1%
Lake Wales, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,006
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,822
76.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
623
12.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
18
0.4%
5.1
Walked
129
2.6%
2.7
Other means
171
3.4%
1.8
Worked at home
243
4.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.7
26.6
Lake Wales, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
697
12.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,657
47.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,597
28.7%
37.1
3 or more
622
11.2%
21.0
Lake Wales, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,573
85.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,183
57.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,390
42.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
987
15.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Lake Wales, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,560
1 room
113
1.7%
2.4
2 rooms
153
2.3%
2.7
3 rooms
693
10.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,405
21.4%
16.5
5 rooms
1,505
22.9%
19.8
6 rooms
1,344
20.5%
17.8
7 rooms
571
8.7%
12.0
8 rooms
320
4.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
456
7.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lake Wales, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,560
1-unit, detached
4,359
66.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
37
0.6%
5.9
2-units
273
4.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
350
5.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
473
7.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
302
4.6%
4.4
20 or more units
414
6.3%
9.0
Mobile home
347
5.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
5
0.1%
0.1
Lake Wales, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
636
9.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
304
4.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
715
10.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
566
8.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
924
14.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
561
8.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
981
15.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,669
25.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
194
3.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
10
0.2%
1.4%
Lake Wales, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
255
4.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
62
1.1%
4.7
Electricity
5,134
92.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
22
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
28
0.5%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
72
1.3%
1.1
Lake Wales, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,773
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
18
1.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
31
1.7%
7.0%
Less than $500
67
3.8%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
79
4.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
250
14.1%
20.1%
$500 to $999
504
28.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
824
46.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
686
39.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
240
13.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
169
9.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
168
9.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
489
27.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
21
0.0%
0.0%
Lake Wales, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,201
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
8
0.4%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
15
0.7%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
19
0.9%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
25
1.1%
4.4%
Less than $500
330
15.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
356
16.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,448
65.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
189
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
752
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
234
10.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
231
10.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
231
10.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
320
14.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
193
9.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
943
43.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
238
0.0%
0.0%
Lake Wales, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,183
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
449
14.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,020
32.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
680
21.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
410
12.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
435
13.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
174
5.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
4
0.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
11
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
108,000
205,000
