Lake Mary

Population: 16,724
Median household income: $116,944
Median home value: $462,200

Lake Mary, a community in Seminole County, Florida, has 16,724 residents. At $116,944, its median household income sits above Seminole County's $83,030.

From 2019 to 2023, Lake Mary's population held roughly steady from 16,698 to 16,724, while its median home value rose 44.4% from $320,100 to $462,200.

The median resident is 43.1 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 15.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,724
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $116,944
Median home value: $462,200
Median gross rent: $1,999
Housing units: 7,319
Homeownership rate: 66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,69816,724

Median household income

$96,983$116,944

Median home value

$320,100$462,200

Median gross rent

$1,633$1,999

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,698	$96,983	$320,100	$1,633
2020	16,987	$92,441	$329,700	$1,684
2021	16,459	$94,770	$350,700	$1,718
2022	16,636	$106,971	$403,800	$1,926
2023	16,724	$116,944	$462,200	$1,999

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	928	5.5%
5 to 17	2,286	13.7%
18 to 24	987	5.9%
25 to 34	2,047	12.2%
35 to 44	2,362	14.1%
45 to 54	2,634	15.7%
55 to 64	2,325	13.9%
65 to 74	1,768	10.6%
75 and over	1,387	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,812	64.6%
Black or African American	1,711	10.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,419	8.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	202	1.2%
Two or more races	325	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,255	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate17.5%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree35.3%

Graduate or professional degree19.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	383	3.1%
High school graduate	2,192	17.5%
Some college or associate's	3,141	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	4,415	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,392	19.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone65.6%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.0%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,132	65.6%
Carpooled	705	7.5%
Public transit	61	0.7%
Walked	87	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,148	23.0%
Other means	215	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,119	29.4%
15 to 29 min	2,566	35.6%
30 to 44 min	1,819	25.3%
45 to 59 min	322	4.5%
60+ min	374	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 2.2% (364 of 16,516)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,724	68.1%
Nonfamily households	2,216	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,940	94.8%
Vacant	379	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,609	66.4%
Renter-occupied	2,331	33.6%

1-unit, detached57.3%

1-unit, attached9.9%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units14.0%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,197	57.3%
1-unit, attached	721	9.9%
2 to 4 units	375	5.1%
5 to 19 units	607	8.3%
20 or more units	1,028	14.0%
Mobile home & other	391	5.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1238425
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.8 sq mi
Center point: 28.7591, -81.3328