Lake Alfred vs Willow Oak

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Alfred and Willow Oak: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Willow Oak has the higher population (7,299 vs 6,803 in Lake Alfred). Lake Alfred has the higher median household income ($68,854 vs $59,346 in Willow Oak). Willow Oak has the higher median home value ($241,600 vs $226,800 in Lake Alfred).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Alfred	Willow Oak
Population	6,803	7,299
Median age	38.0 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,854	$59,346
Median home value	$226,800	$241,600
Median gross rent	$1,348	$986
Housing units	3,078	2,324
Homeownership rate	75.4%	46.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Alfred	Willow Oak
Population	5,788 → 6,803 (+17.5%)	7,236 → 7,299 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$51,563 → $68,854 (+33.5%)	$41,870 → $59,346 (+41.7%)
Median home value	$142,700 → $226,800 (+58.9%)	$114,500 → $241,600 (+111.0%)
Median gross rent	$884 → $1,348 (+52.5%)	$914 → $986 (+7.9%)

Lake Alfred

Population

5,7886,803

Median household income

$51,563$68,854

Median home value

$142,700$226,800

Median gross rent

$884$1,348

Willow Oak

Population

7,2367,299

Median household income

$41,870$59,346

Median home value

$114,500$241,600

Median gross rent

$914$986

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Alfred	Willow Oak
Under 5	10.6%	6.6%
5 to 17	12.2%	30.2%
18 to 24	4.8%	7.7%
25 to 34	18.0%	21.6%
35 to 44	15.4%	16.8%
45 to 54	9.6%	7.8%
55 to 64	9.6%	3.9%
65 to 74	12.2%	3.2%
75 and over	7.5%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Alfred	Willow Oak
White (non-Hispanic)	48.5%	37.3%
Black or African American	11.9%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	8.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	30.0%	53.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Alfred	Willow Oak
No high school diploma	9.7%	30.4%
High school graduate	36.9%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Alfred	Willow Oak
Drove alone	75.3%	83.6%
Carpooled	2.6%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	2.9%	0.4%
Worked from home	16.3%	8.6%
Other means	2.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Alfred	Willow Oak
1-unit, detached	71.7%	39.2%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	11.3%
20 or more units	1.8%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	13.9%	26.4%

Poverty & households

	Lake Alfred	Willow Oak
Poverty rate	8.9%	27.4%
Average household size	2.65	3.30
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1986	1994