Lakeland

Population: 2,943
Median household income: $29,520
Median home value: $145,900

Located in Lanier County, Georgia, Lakeland is a community with a population of 2,943. Its median household income of $29,520 runs below the Lanier County figure of $44,361.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lakeland's population declined 10.2% from 3,277 to 2,943, while its median home value rose 148.1% from $58,800 to $145,900.

66.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1981.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,943
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $29,520
Median home value: $145,900
Median gross rent: $859
Housing units: 1,350
Homeownership rate: 43.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2772,943

Median household income

$19,315$29,520

Median home value

$58,800$145,900

Median gross rent

$585$859

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,277	$19,315	$58,800	$585
2020	3,303	$21,324	$104,800	$673
2021	2,840	$25,118	$103,900	$730
2022	2,928	$28,920	$134,500	$795
2023	2,943	$29,520	$145,900	$859

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4417.7%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	186	6.3%
5 to 17	581	19.7%
18 to 24	357	12.1%
25 to 34	281	9.5%
35 to 44	520	17.7%
45 to 54	219	7.4%
55 to 64	288	9.8%
65 to 74	297	10.1%
75 and over	214	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,492	50.7%
Black or African American	1,430	48.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.6%

High school graduate44.5%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	193	10.6%
High school graduate	810	44.5%
Some college or associate's	620	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	135	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	61	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone47.3%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked21.4%

Bicycle11.8%

Worked from home15.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	476	47.3%
Carpooled	45	4.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	216	21.4%
Bicycle	119	11.8%
Worked from home	151	15.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	519	60.6%
15 to 29 min	43	5.0%
30 to 44 min	274	32.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	20	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 43.9% (1,184 of 2,699)

	Count	Share
Family households	714	65.6%
Nonfamily households	374	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,088	80.6%
Vacant	262	19.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	470	43.2%
Renter-occupied	618	56.8%

1-unit, detached66.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other27.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	894	66.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	51	3.8%
5 to 19 units	20	1.5%
20 or more units	11	0.8%
Mobile home & other	374	27.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1344592
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.1 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 31.0408, -83.0747

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