Sky Lake vs South Apopka

A side-by-side comparison of Sky Lake and South Apopka: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sky Lake has the higher population (7,728 vs 7,425 in South Apopka). Sky Lake has the higher median household income ($65,161 vs $54,427 in South Apopka). Sky Lake has the higher median home value ($254,300 vs $248,000 in South Apopka).

Population, income & housing

	Sky Lake	South Apopka
Population	7,728	7,425
Median age	37.6 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,161	$54,427
Median home value	$254,300	$248,000
Median gross rent	$1,538	$972
Housing units	2,436	2,616
Homeownership rate	64.4%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sky Lake	South Apopka
Population	7,331 → 7,728 (+5.4%)	7,381 → 7,425 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$44,767 → $65,161 (+45.6%)	$31,297 → $54,427 (+73.9%)
Median home value	$154,700 → $254,300 (+64.4%)	$130,200 → $248,000 (+90.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,044 → $1,538 (+47.3%)	$974 → $972 (-0.2%)

Sky Lake

Population

7,3317,728

Median household income

$44,767$65,161

Median home value

$154,700$254,300

Median gross rent

$1,044$1,538

South Apopka

Population

7,3817,425

Median household income

$31,297$54,427

Median home value

$130,200$248,000

Median gross rent

$974$972

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sky Lake	South Apopka
Under 5	5.6%	9.3%
5 to 17	14.5%	17.1%
18 to 24	8.6%	5.8%
25 to 34	18.8%	16.6%
35 to 44	10.5%	10.2%
45 to 54	9.3%	10.2%
55 to 64	14.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	13.5%	10.4%
75 and over	4.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sky Lake	South Apopka
White (non-Hispanic)	17.1%	14.6%
Black or African American	14.4%	54.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	65.4%	29.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sky Lake	South Apopka
No high school diploma	21.8%	22.7%
High school graduate	37.6%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sky Lake	South Apopka
Drove alone	75.7%	72.0%
Carpooled	10.7%	11.7%
Public transit	4.6%	1.7%
Walked	2.1%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	1.1%
Worked from home	4.6%	10.5%
Other means	1.7%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sky Lake	South Apopka
1-unit, detached	69.8%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	6.9%
20 or more units	3.7%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Sky Lake	South Apopka
Poverty rate	8.3%	29.7%
Average household size	3.43	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	35	32
Median year structure built	1964	1984