Lake Hamilton

Population: 1,767
Median household income: $60,000
Median home value: $195,200

Lake Hamilton is a community in Polk County, Florida, home to 1,767 residents. The median household income of $60,000 is below the Polk County median ($63,644).

Between 2019 and 2023, Lake Hamilton's population grew 21.9% from 1,449 to 1,767, while its median home value rose 18.5% from $164,700 to $195,200.

12.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,767
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $60,000
Median home value: $195,200
Median gross rent: $1,056
Housing units: 628
Homeownership rate: 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4491,767

Median household income

$41,420$60,000

Median home value

$164,700$195,200

Median gross rent

$1,060$1,056

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,449	$41,420	$164,700	$1,060
2020	1,525	$40,658	$178,500	$969
2021	1,370	$43,309	$186,600	$994
2022	1,613	$47,692	$177,800	$1,142
2023	1,767	$60,000	$195,200	$1,056

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 4417.2%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over12.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	143	8.1%
5 to 17	287	16.2%
18 to 24	105	5.9%
25 to 34	147	8.3%
35 to 44	304	17.2%
45 to 54	214	12.1%
55 to 64	210	11.9%
65 to 74	143	8.1%
75 and over	214	12.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	755	42.7%
Black or African American	270	15.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	229	13.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.2%
Two or more races	28	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	482	27.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.2%

High school graduate38.8%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	224	18.2%
High school graduate	478	38.8%
Some college or associate's	377	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	98	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	55	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home16.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	573	75.0%
Carpooled	48	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	1.8%
Bicycle	3	0.4%
Worked from home	126	16.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	49	7.7%
15 to 29 min	348	54.5%
30 to 44 min	142	22.3%
45 to 59 min	71	11.1%
60+ min	28	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.40
Poverty rate: 23.0% (406 of 1,767)

	Count	Share
Family households	449	87.4%
Nonfamily households	65	12.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	514	81.8%
Vacant	114	18.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	414	80.5%
Renter-occupied	100	19.5%

1-unit, detached90.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	571	90.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	21	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36	5.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1237975
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.12 sq mi
Water area: 0.98 sq mi
Center point: 28.0492, -81.6269