Lake County, Florida

28 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 398,696
Median household income: $69,956
Median home value: $287,900

Lake County is a county in Florida with a population of 398,696. 28 cities and places have their primary county here. At $69,956, its median household income sits in line with Florida's $71,711.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lake County's population grew 15.3% from 345,867 to 398,696, while its median household income rose 28.3% from $54,513 to $69,956.

Owners occupy 76.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 398,696
Median age: 46.7 yrs
Median household income: $69,956
Median home value: $287,900
Median gross rent: $1,468
Housing units: 182,666
Homeownership rate: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

345,867398,696

Median household income

$54,513$69,956

Median home value

$181,400$287,900

Median gross rent

$1,084$1,468

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	345,867	$54,513	$181,400	$1,084
2020	356,115	$55,792	$202,500	$1,111
2021	375,059	$60,013	$223,000	$1,203
2022	386,829	$66,239	$262,500	$1,323
2023	398,696	$69,956	$287,900	$1,468

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18,798	4.7%
5 to 17	57,274	14.4%
18 to 24	25,964	6.5%
25 to 34	44,006	11.0%
35 to 44	45,471	11.4%
45 to 54	46,531	11.7%
55 to 64	54,497	13.7%
65 to 74	57,015	14.3%
75 and over	49,140	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	260,319	65.3%
Black or African American	39,144	9.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	361	0.1%
Asian	8,263	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	508	0.1%
Some other race	2,921	0.7%
Two or more races	15,635	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	71,545	17.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26,922	9.1%
High school graduate	91,845	31.0%
Some college or associate's	98,440	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	51,007	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	28,446	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	123,311	73.9%
Carpooled	14,921	8.9%
Public transit	213	0.1%
Walked	1,962	1.2%
Bicycle	526	0.3%
Worked from home	22,585	13.5%
Other means	3,255	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	32,676	22.7%
15 to 29 min	43,063	29.9%
30 to 44 min	32,964	22.9%
45 to 59 min	20,256	14.0%
60+ min	15,229	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 9.5% (37,240 of 393,752)

	Count	Share
Family households	108,311	67.9%
Nonfamily households	51,163	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	159,474	87.3%
Vacant	23,192	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	122,233	76.6%
Renter-occupied	37,241	23.4%

1-unit, detached67.1%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other17.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	122,577	67.1%
1-unit, attached	4,099	2.2%
2 to 4 units	6,894	3.8%
5 to 19 units	8,514	4.7%
20 or more units	8,985	4.9%
Mobile home & other	31,597	17.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 12069
State: Florida
Land area: 952 sq mi
Water area: 205 sq mi
Center point: 28.7641, -81.7123