Lake Worth, FL Demographic Data
Lake Worth, FL Summary
Lake Worth is located in Palm Beach County in Florida
- Population: 35,324
- Area: 6.66 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.87 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.79 sq. miles
- Population Density: 5,302.31 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 16.40 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lake Worth, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
17,849
49%
50.8
Male
18,989
52%
49.2
Total Population
36,838
323,128,000
Lake Worth, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,415
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,726
7.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,300
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,889
5.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,493
6.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
6,063
16.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,756
12.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,374
14.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,109
5.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,606
4.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,634
7.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,582
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
891
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
28,295
76.8%
77.2
Female
13,142
46.4%
51.3
Male
15,153
53.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
26,868
72.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,880
16.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,107
13.9%
15.2
Female
2,660
52.1%
55.8
Male
2,447
47.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Lake Worth, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
35,960
97.6%
96.8
White
26,026
70.6%
72.6
Black or African American
8,089
22.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
239
0.6%
0.8
Asian
526
1.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
108
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
35
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
214
0.6%
0.9
Japanese
75
0.2%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
70
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
24
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
19
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
19
0.1%
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
1,061
2.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
878
2.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
14,343
38.9%
17.8
Mexican
2,616
7.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,646
4.5%
1.7
Cuban
1,616
4.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
8,465
23.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
22,495
61.1%
82.2
Lake Worth, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,005
20.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,496
10.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,456
25.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,410
17.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,845
7.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,239
12.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,564
6.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
7,501
30.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
17,514
70.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,803
19.2%
31.2
Lake Worth, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
12,094
41.1%
33.7%
Now Married
10,196
34.7%
47.5
Divorced
4,299
14.6%
11.0%
Separated
1,183
4.0%
2.0
Widowed
1,625
5.5
5.8%
Lake Worth, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
17,546
51.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
16,877
49.0%
21.6%
Spanish
12,048
35.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4,139
12.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
121
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
569
1.7%
1.1%
Lake Worth, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,413
11.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,019
8.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,990
15.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,712
13.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,819
14.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,153
16.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,013
8.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,174
9.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
236
1.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
201
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
36,039
57,617
Per capita income
19,707
31,128
Lake Worth, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
449
2.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,608
14.8%
9.8
Construction
2,159
12.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,643
15.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
720
4.1%
6.6
Information
245
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
374
2.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,482
8.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
4,028
22.8%
11.4
Public administration
265
1.5%
4.6
Retail trade
1,899
10.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
454
2.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
315
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,041
17.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,833
21.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,262
7.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,252
18.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
6,253
35.4%
18.1%
Lake Worth, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
17,469
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
11,087
63.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
3,799
21.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
887
5.1%
5.1
Walked
226
1.3%
2.7
Other means
667
3.8%
1.8
Worked at home
803
4.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.9
26.6
Lake Worth, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,660
13.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
6,171
48.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,775
29.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,124
8.8%
21.0
Lake Worth, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
12,730
79.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,074
47.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
6,656
52.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,202
20.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.5
Lake Worth, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
15,932
1 room
500
3.1%
2.4
2 rooms
716
4.5%
2.7
3 rooms
3,711
23.3%
9.1
4 rooms
4,314
27.1%
16.5
5 rooms
3,059
19.2%
19.8
6 rooms
1,763
11.1%
17.8
7 rooms
1,031
6.5%
12.0
8 rooms
622
3.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
216
1.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
0.0
Lake Worth, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
15,932
1-unit, detached
7,911
49.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
415
2.6%
5.9
2-units
1,387
8.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,188
7.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,548
9.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,334
8.4%
4.4
20 or more units
1,554
9.8%
9.0
Mobile home
595
3.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lake Worth, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,450
15.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,194
7.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,431
21.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,391
15.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,980
18.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,863
11.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
466
2.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,088
6.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
44
0.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
25
0.2%
1.4%
Lake Worth, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
324
2.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
82
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
11,709
92.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
20
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
595
4.7%
1.1
Lake Worth, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,429
47295100.0
Less than $500
77
2.2%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
87
2.5%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
194
5.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
395
11.5%
11.8%
$500 to $999
720
21.0%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
862
25.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,094
31.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,031
30.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
616
18.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
260
7.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
345
10.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,177
34.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lake Worth, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
6,477
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
37
0.6%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
68
1.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
290
4.5%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
492
7.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,181
33.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
3,409
52.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
179
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
951
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
454
7.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
418
6.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
729
11.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
551
8.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
337
5.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,886
61.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
281
0.0%
0.0%
Lake Worth, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,074
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
782
12.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,318
21.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
890
14.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,058
17.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,229
20.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
627
10.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
150
2.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
20
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
151,500
205,000