Lake Lorraine vs Mary Esther

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Lorraine and Mary Esther: population, income, housing, and more.

Lake Lorraine and Mary Esther are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake Lorraine has the higher population (7,210 vs 4,034 in Mary Esther). Lake Lorraine has the higher median household income ($91,619 vs $76,510 in Mary Esther). Lake Lorraine has the higher median home value ($411,900 vs $255,300 in Mary Esther).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Lorraine	Mary Esther
Population	7,210	4,034
Median age	41.3 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$91,619	$76,510
Median home value	$411,900	$255,300
Median gross rent	$1,488	$1,517
Housing units	3,370	1,842
Homeownership rate	72.0%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.9%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Lorraine	Mary Esther
Population	7,217 → 7,210 (-0.1%)	4,309 → 4,034 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$77,015 → $91,619 (+19.0%)	$64,237 → $76,510 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$273,000 → $411,900 (+50.9%)	$186,800 → $255,300 (+36.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,171 → $1,488 (+27.1%)	$1,105 → $1,517 (+37.3%)

Lake Lorraine

Population

7,2177,210

Median household income

$77,015$91,619

Median home value

$273,000$411,900

Median gross rent

$1,171$1,488

Mary Esther

Population

4,3094,034

Median household income

$64,237$76,510

Median home value

$186,800$255,300

Median gross rent

$1,105$1,517

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Lorraine	Mary Esther
Under 5	5.4%	4.0%
5 to 17	15.3%	13.0%
18 to 24	10.3%	6.7%
25 to 34	12.1%	18.8%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.6%	8.9%
55 to 64	14.8%	16.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	11.0%
75 and over	9.2%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Lorraine	Mary Esther
White (non-Hispanic)	72.1%	70.9%
Black or African American	5.0%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.8%	10.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Lorraine	Mary Esther
No high school diploma	6.1%	2.4%
High school graduate	19.9%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	25.2%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Lorraine	Mary Esther
Drove alone	79.2%	76.4%
Carpooled	9.2%	16.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.5%	5.9%
Other means	1.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Lorraine	Mary Esther
1-unit, detached	72.1%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	11.8%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	1.5%
20 or more units	1.3%	10.9%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lake Lorraine	Mary Esther
Poverty rate	8.0%	5.3%
Average household size	2.45	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1979	1973