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Lakeland Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 483,924
Land Area (2000): 4,854.625 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 351.213 square kilometers

Lakeland Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	458,509	2002	506,050	2005	536,226
2000	483,712	2003	507,850	2006	552,068
2001	496,463	2004	521,798	2007	568,435

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	772,426	79.70%
Rural, Farm	4,077	0.42%
Rural, Non-farm	192,704	19.88%

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Lakeland Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	201,934	181,090	20,844	10.32%	103
1991	200,058	179,950	20,107	10.05%	101
1992	200,301	177,763	22,538	11.25%	112
1993	200,996	180,977	20,019	9.96%	100
1994	201,425	183,662	17,764	8.82%	88
1995	199,784	185,259	14,524	7.27%	73
1996	202,029	188,323	13,707	6.78%	68
1997	204,572	191,057	13,515	6.61%	66
1998	207,418	195,658	11,760	5.67%	57
1999	209,914	199,263	10,651	5.07%	51
2000	231,281	221,751	9,529	4.12%	41
2001	236,149	224,293	11,856	5.02%	50
2002	238,046	224,320	13,727	5.77%	58
2003	239,701	226,442	13,259	5.53%	55
2004	248,125	236,037	12,088	4.87%	49
2005	256,319	245,959	10,360	4.04%	40
2006	262,980	253,223	9,757	3.71%	37
2007	269,087	257,070	12,017	4.47%	45
2008	270,316	253,901	16,415	6.07%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	200,045	184,685	15,360	7.68%	77
Feb 1990	199,469	183,930	15,539	7.79%	78
Mar 1990	199,913	181,982	17,931	8.97%	90
Apr 1990	199,603	178,302	21,301	10.67%	107
May 1990	202,149	179,849	22,300	11.03%	110
Jun 1990	204,482	180,026	24,456	11.96%	120
Jul 1990	206,293	180,581	25,712	12.46%	125
Aug 1990	204,634	178,507	26,127	12.77%	128
Sep 1990	203,364	179,066	24,298	11.95%	119
Oct 1990	200,925	180,784	20,141	10.02%	100
Nov 1990	201,709	182,413	19,296	9.57%	96
Dec 1990	200,620	182,950	17,670	8.81%	88

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	199,724	181,725	17,999	9.01%	90
Feb 1991	198,498	181,439	17,059	8.59%	86
Mar 1991	199,553	183,443	16,110	8.07%	81
Apr 1991	199,001	183,065	15,936	8.01%	80
May 1991	199,720	179,845	19,875	9.95%	100
Jun 1991	201,760	178,363	23,397	11.60%	116
Jul 1991	201,901	177,449	24,452	12.11%	121
Aug 1991	200,172	176,147	24,025	12.00%	120
Sep 1991	198,961	175,674	23,287	11.70%	117
Oct 1991	199,176	178,690	20,486	10.29%	103
Nov 1991	200,997	181,258	19,739	9.82%	98
Dec 1991	201,228	182,307	18,921	9.40%	94

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	200,890	180,134	20,756	10.33%	103
Feb 1992	198,683	178,802	19,881	10.01%	100
Mar 1992	198,410	178,483	19,927	10.04%	100
Apr 1992	198,195	179,373	18,822	9.50%	95
May 1992	199,956	179,001	20,955	10.48%	105
Jun 1992	203,057	176,718	26,339	12.97%	130
Jul 1992	203,309	174,955	28,354	13.95%	139
Aug 1992	201,626	173,766	27,860	13.82%	138
Sep 1992	201,296	173,865	27,431	13.63%	136
Oct 1992	198,028	177,167	20,861	10.53%	105
Nov 1992	199,506	178,970	20,536	10.29%	103
Dec 1992	200,656	181,926	18,730	9.33%	93

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	201,788	181,639	20,149	9.99%	100
Feb 1993	202,236	183,238	18,998	9.39%	94
Mar 1993	201,853	184,031	17,822	8.83%	88
Apr 1993	198,943	181,993	16,950	8.52%	85
May 1993	200,857	182,593	18,264	9.09%	91
Jun 1993	203,051	180,226	22,825	11.24%	112
Jul 1993	201,077	177,200	23,877	11.87%	119
Aug 1993	199,861	176,436	23,425	11.72%	117
Sep 1993	198,232	176,107	22,125	11.16%	112
Oct 1993	199,267	178,788	20,479	10.28%	103
Nov 1993	201,246	182,355	18,891	9.39%	94
Dec 1993	203,538	187,118	16,420	8.07%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	200,155	181,655	18,500	9.24%	92
Feb 1994	199,094	182,097	16,997	8.54%	85
Mar 1994	198,428	181,430	16,998	8.57%	86
Apr 1994	197,427	181,226	16,201	8.21%	82
May 1994	199,396	183,805	15,591	7.82%	78
Jun 1994	202,391	184,114	18,277	9.03%	90
Jul 1994	205,562	183,074	22,488	10.94%	109
Aug 1994	204,844	182,417	22,427	10.95%	109
Sep 1994	204,679	184,127	20,552	10.04%	100
Oct 1994	201,721	184,530	17,191	8.52%	85
Nov 1994	202,517	187,414	15,103	7.46%	75
Dec 1994	200,887	188,049	12,838	6.39%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	198,983	184,744	14,239	7.16%	72
Feb 1995	196,507	186,118	10,389	5.29%	53
Mar 1995	197,884	187,209	10,675	5.39%	54
Apr 1995	197,829	186,320	11,509	5.82%	58
May 1995	197,945	185,773	12,172	6.15%	61
Jun 1995	202,112	184,209	17,903	8.86%	89
Jul 1995	203,054	183,306	19,748	9.73%	97
Aug 1995	201,374	182,229	19,145	9.51%	95
Sep 1995	201,066	182,464	18,602	9.25%	93
Oct 1995	199,638	184,547	15,091	7.56%	76
Nov 1995	200,537	187,312	13,225	6.59%	66
Dec 1995	200,476	188,882	11,594	5.78%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	199,300	187,183	12,117	6.08%	61
Feb 1996	198,702	187,555	11,147	5.61%	56
Mar 1996	200,675	189,564	11,111	5.54%	55
Apr 1996	199,273	188,611	10,662	5.35%	54
May 1996	201,280	189,386	11,894	5.91%	59
Jun 1996	202,834	188,337	14,497	7.15%	71
Jul 1996	204,960	186,261	18,699	9.12%	91
Aug 1996	203,142	185,453	17,689	8.71%	87
Sep 1996	203,030	185,478	17,552	8.65%	86
Oct 1996	203,148	188,740	14,408	7.09%	71
Nov 1996	204,095	190,901	13,194	6.46%	65
Dec 1996	203,913	192,404	11,509	5.64%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	203,153	190,219	12,934	6.37%	64
Feb 1997	202,340	190,534	11,806	5.83%	58
Mar 1997	203,172	191,045	12,127	5.97%	60
Apr 1997	202,512	190,971	11,541	5.70%	57
May 1997	204,705	192,826	11,879	5.80%	58
Jun 1997	207,463	191,560	15,903	7.67%	77
Jul 1997	207,709	189,820	17,889	8.61%	86
Aug 1997	207,843	189,605	18,238	8.77%	88
Sep 1997	205,905	189,743	16,162	7.85%	78
Oct 1997	202,811	190,414	12,397	6.11%	61
Nov 1997	204,006	192,914	11,092	5.44%	54
Dec 1997	203,246	193,035	10,211	5.02%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	204,525	193,566	10,959	5.36%	54
Feb 1998	204,482	194,523	9,959	4.87%	49
Mar 1998	206,336	196,266	10,070	4.88%	49
Apr 1998	203,194	194,459	8,735	4.30%	43
May 1998	206,165	196,487	9,678	4.69%	47
Jun 1998	208,701	195,095	13,606	6.52%	65
Jul 1998	210,266	193,620	16,646	7.92%	79
Aug 1998	209,116	192,787	16,329	7.81%	78
Sep 1998	210,104	194,805	15,299	7.28%	73
Oct 1998	208,319	196,568	11,751	5.64%	56
Nov 1998	209,118	199,002	10,116	4.84%	48
Dec 1998	208,695	200,722	7,973	3.82%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	208,192	198,642	9,550	4.59%	46
Feb 1999	208,376	199,075	9,301	4.46%	45
Mar 1999	208,777	200,185	8,592	4.12%	41
Apr 1999	208,159	199,709	8,450	4.06%	41
May 1999	208,630	200,185	8,445	4.05%	40
Jun 1999	212,344	200,088	12,256	5.77%	58
Jul 1999	212,137	197,409	14,728	6.94%	69
Aug 1999	210,271	195,667	14,604	6.95%	69
Sep 1999	210,585	196,809	13,776	6.54%	65
Oct 1999	210,451	199,887	10,564	5.02%	50
Nov 1999	210,169	200,414	9,755	4.64%	46
Dec 1999	210,872	203,081	7,791	3.69%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	227,689	219,009	8,680	3.81%	38
Feb 2000	226,511	218,326	8,185	3.61%	36
Mar 2000	227,825	219,669	8,156	3.58%	36
Apr 2000	229,609	221,857	7,752	3.38%	34
May 2000	231,056	222,606	8,450	3.66%	37
Jun 2000	231,921	221,586	10,335	4.46%	45
Jul 2000	232,209	220,543	11,666	5.02%	50
Aug 2000	233,580	221,316	12,264	5.25%	53
Sep 2000	233,501	221,961	11,540	4.94%	49
Oct 2000	232,339	222,688	9,651	4.15%	42
Nov 2000	233,507	224,375	9,132	3.91%	39
Dec 2000	235,622	227,081	8,541	3.62%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	236,554	226,460	10,094	4.27%	43
Feb 2001	236,891	227,393	9,498	4.01%	40
Mar 2001	238,183	228,429	9,754	4.10%	41
Apr 2001	233,273	223,400	9,873	4.23%	42
May 2001	234,864	225,326	9,538	4.06%	41
Jun 2001	235,345	223,424	11,921	5.07%	51
Jul 2001	236,357	222,797	13,560	5.74%	57
Aug 2001	235,844	222,079	13,765	5.84%	58
Sep 2001	237,499	225,265	12,234	5.15%	52
Oct 2001	236,391	221,899	14,492	6.13%	61
Nov 2001	235,581	221,870	13,711	5.82%	58
Dec 2001	237,006	223,171	13,835	5.84%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	235,606	221,858	13,748	5.84%	58
Feb 2002	237,175	224,217	12,958	5.46%	55
Mar 2002	237,968	225,078	12,890	5.42%	54
Apr 2002	235,920	223,248	12,672	5.37%	54
May 2002	237,924	225,396	12,528	5.27%	53
Jun 2002	237,457	222,817	14,640	6.17%	62
Jul 2002	237,978	222,276	15,702	6.60%	66
Aug 2002	239,224	223,314	15,910	6.65%	67
Sep 2002	240,639	225,870	14,769	6.14%	61
Oct 2002	238,376	224,988	13,388	5.62%	56
Nov 2002	239,129	225,950	13,179	5.51%	55
Dec 2002	239,158	226,824	12,334	5.16%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	236,759	223,474	13,285	5.61%	56
Feb 2003	236,134	223,598	12,536	5.31%	53
Mar 2003	237,354	225,058	12,296	5.18%	52
Apr 2003	238,852	226,797	12,055	5.05%	50
May 2003	239,463	227,058	12,405	5.18%	52
Jun 2003	240,065	224,819	15,246	6.35%	64
Jul 2003	239,077	223,694	15,383	6.43%	64
Aug 2003	240,401	225,155	15,246	6.34%	63
Sep 2003	241,633	226,966	14,667	6.07%	61
Oct 2003	240,910	228,094	12,816	5.32%	53
Nov 2003	242,492	230,182	12,310	5.08%	51
Dec 2003	243,273	232,405	10,868	4.47%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	245,135	233,192	11,943	4.87%	49
Feb 2004	245,052	233,833	11,219	4.58%	46
Mar 2004	246,742	235,440	11,302	4.58%	46
Apr 2004	246,567	235,931	10,636	4.31%	43
May 2004	248,039	237,062	10,977	4.43%	44
Jun 2004	248,372	235,317	13,055	5.26%	53
Jul 2004	248,622	234,579	14,043	5.65%	56
Aug 2004	247,463	233,887	13,576	5.49%	55
Sep 2004	248,151	235,072	13,079	5.27%	53
Oct 2004	249,475	237,203	12,272	4.92%	49
Nov 2004	251,293	239,279	12,014	4.78%	48
Dec 2004	252,591	241,650	10,941	4.33%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	249,329	237,999	11,330	4.54%	45
Feb 2005	251,740	240,861	10,879	4.32%	43
Mar 2005	252,668	242,633	10,035	3.97%	40
Apr 2005	254,612	245,097	9,515	3.74%	37
May 2005	256,152	246,629	9,523	3.72%	37
Jun 2005	256,926	246,130	10,796	4.20%	42
Jul 2005	257,341	245,832	11,509	4.47%	45
Aug 2005	258,263	247,090	11,173	4.33%	43
Sep 2005	259,347	248,229	11,118	4.29%	43
Oct 2005	259,636	249,607	10,029	3.86%	39
Nov 2005	260,224	250,367	9,857	3.79%	38
Dec 2005	259,592	251,035	8,557	3.30%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	258,400	249,198	9,202	3.56%	36
Feb 2006	260,029	250,863	9,166	3.52%	35
Mar 2006	261,998	253,618	8,380	3.20%	32
Apr 2006	260,823	252,614	8,209	3.15%	31
May 2006	262,535	253,997	8,538	3.25%	33
Jun 2006	264,024	254,150	9,874	3.74%	37
Jul 2006	263,780	252,506	11,274	4.27%	43
Aug 2006	264,189	252,707	11,482	4.35%	43
Sep 2006	265,608	254,413	11,195	4.21%	42
Oct 2006	264,145	254,121	10,024	3.79%	38
Nov 2006	264,890	254,652	10,238	3.87%	39
Dec 2006	265,341	255,837	9,504	3.58%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	265,856	255,127	10,729	4.04%	40
Feb 2007	265,908	255,769	10,139	3.81%	38
Mar 2007	268,554	258,703	9,851	3.67%	37
Apr 2007	267,517	257,677	9,840	3.68%	37
May 2007	269,109	259,047	10,062	3.74%	37
Jun 2007	270,789	258,291	12,498	4.62%	46
Jul 2007	270,523	256,658	13,865	5.13%	51
Aug 2007	269,317	255,363	13,954	5.18%	52
Sep 2007	271,597	257,483	14,114	5.20%	52
Oct 2007	269,968	256,769	13,199	4.89%	49
Nov 2007	269,765	256,864	12,901	4.78%	48
Dec 2007	270,146	257,090	13,056	4.83%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	269,294	255,853	13,441	4.99%	50
Feb 2008	268,098	255,318	12,780	4.77%	48
Mar 2008	269,040	255,448	13,592	5.05%	51
Apr 2008	267,062	254,006	13,056	4.89%	49
May 2008	269,613	254,394	15,219	5.64%	56
Jun 2008	270,223	253,587	16,636	6.16%	62
Jul 2008	273,382	253,314	20,068	7.34%	73
Aug 2008	273,314	251,792	21,522	7.87%	79
Sep 2008	272,815	251,394	21,421	7.85%	79
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Lakeland Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	30,742	13.80%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	12,476	5.60%
3.	Food and Beverage Stores	11,574	5.20%
4.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	10,718	4.81%
5.	Public Administration	10,300	4.62%
6.	Truck Transportation	9,254	4.16%
7.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	8,930	4.01%
8.	Educational Services	8,156	3.66%
9.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	7,716	3.46%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	6,946	3.12%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	6,238	2.80%
12.	Health Care	6,086	2.73%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	5,800	2.60%
14.	Finance and Insurance	5,420	2.43%
15.	Food Manufacturing	4,556	2.05%
16.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	4,510	2.03%
17.	Chemical Manufacturing	4,182	1.88%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	4,066	1.83%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	3,736	1.68%
20.	Utilities	3,710	1.67%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	27,862	14.65%
2.	Educational Services	22,502	11.83%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	18,028	9.48%
4.	Finance and Insurance	12,460	6.55%
5.	Public Administration	9,482	4.99%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	9,184	4.83%
7.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	7,316	3.85%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	6,474	3.40%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	6,152	3.23%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	5,864	3.08%
11.	Social Assistance	4,994	2.63%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	4,198	2.21%
13.	Construction	3,928	2.07%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,718	1.95%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	3,088	1.62%
16.	Truck Transportation	2,626	1.38%
17.	Food Manufacturing	2,430	1.28%
18.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	2,272	1.19%
19.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	2,024	1.06%
20.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,908	1.00%

Lakeland Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	14,898	6.69%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	12,526	5.62%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	11,594	5.21%
4.	Other Production Occupations	10,148	4.56%
5.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	9,846	4.42%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	9,112	4.09%
7.	Other Management Occupations	8,766	3.94%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	7,338	3.29%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	7,072	3.18%
10.	Other Construction Trades	6,738	3.03%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	5,892	2.65%
12.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	5,860	2.63%
13.	Agricultural Workers	5,462	2.45%
14.	Construction Laborers	4,650	2.09%
15.	Other Material Moving Workers	4,434	1.99%
16.	Carpenters	4,428	1.99%
17.	Top Executives	4,354	1.95%
18.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	4,074	1.83%
19.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	3,866	1.74%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	3,640	1.63%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	12,250	6.44%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	11,482	6.04%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	10,034	5.28%
4.	Cashiers	9,068	4.77%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	7,434	3.91%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	7,184	3.78%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	7,026	3.69%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	6,446	3.39%
9.	Registered Nurses	6,112	3.21%
10.	Other Management Occupations	6,026	3.17%
11.	Health Technologists and Technicians	5,790	3.04%
12.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	5,562	2.92%
13.	Waiters and Waitresses	5,112	2.69%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	4,608	2.42%
15.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	4,366	2.30%
16.	Other Production Occupations	4,356	2.29%
17.	Customer Service Representatives	3,970	2.09%
18.	Business Operations Specialists	3,796	2.00%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	3,554	1.87%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	3,470	1.82%

Lakeland Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	388,185	51.11%
15-35 hours	70,909	9.34%
1-14 hours	15,945	2.10%
No regular hours	284,534	37.46%

Lakeland Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	17,287	4.36%
5 AM-5:29 AM	14,573	3.67%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	20,407	5.14%
6 AM-6:29 AM	41,348	10.42%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	47,374	11.94%
7 AM-7:29 AM	62,378	15.72%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	65,472	16.50%
8 AM-8:29 AM	35,402	8.92%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	14,868	3.75%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	16,505	4.16%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	7,074	1.78%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	3,746	0.94%
Noon-3:59 PM	24,301	6.12%
4 PM-11:59 PM	26,113	6.58%

Lakeland Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	10,715	2.70%
5-9	39,616	9.98%
10-14	59,399	14.97%
15-19	69,372	17.48%
20-24	62,177	15.67%
25-29	23,786	5.99%
30-34	54,754	13.80%
35-39	9,351	2.36%
40-44	11,910	3.00%
45-59	27,669	6.97%
60-89	16,986	4.28%
At least 90	11,113	2.80%

Lakeland Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,046	0.26%	264,019	66.53%
30-44	680	0.17%	75,335	18.98%
45-59	406	0.10%	27,263	6.87%
At least 60	876	0.22%	27,223	6.86%

Lakeland Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	1,450	0.36%
Car / truck / van, carpool	58,013	14.31%
Car / truck / van, solo	323,746	79.88%
Motorcycle	920	0.23%
Other	4,011	0.99%
Public transportation	3,008	0.74%
Walked	5,700	1.41%
Worked at home	8,427	2.08%

Lakeland Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lakeland Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 374,324 (942,850 people)
: 265,896 (789,272 people)
: 87,270
: 464,021
Lakeland Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	36,540	9.75%
$10,000-$14,999	26,040	6.95%
$15,000-$19,999	28,900	7.71%
$20,000-$24,999	30,739	8.20%
$25,000-$29,999	30,730	8.20%
$30,000-$34,999	28,425	7.58%
$35,000-$39,999	25,861	6.90%
$40,000-$44,999	23,570	6.29%
$45,000-$49,999	20,509	5.47%
$50,000-$59,999	34,542	9.22%
$60,000-$74,999	34,599	9.23%
$75,000-$99,999	29,621	7.90%
$100,000-$124,999	10,338	2.76%
$125,000-$149,999	5,240	1.40%
$150,000-$199,999	4,050	1.08%
$200,000 or more	5,098	1.36%

Lakeland Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	45,123	24.10%
Family, 2 people	64,018	34.19%
Nonfamily, 2 people	8,019	4.28%
Family, 3 people	27,926	14.92%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,055	0.56%
Family, 4 people	22,600	12.07%
Nonfamily, 4 people	427	0.23%
Family, 5 people	10,658	5.69%
Nonfamily, 5 people	187	0.10%
Family, 6 people	4,246	2.27%
Nonfamily, 6 people	66	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	2,857	1.53%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	51	0.03%

Lakeland Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	274,992	27.50%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	121,021	12.10%
Public Assistance	12,437	1.24%
Retirement	81,855	8.19%
Self Employment	34,649	3.47%
Social Security	137,113	13.71%
Supplemental Security	18,879	1.89%
Wage / Salary	265,691	26.57%
Other	53,315	5.33%

Lakeland Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	131,218	63.28%
With children under 18	76,157	36.72%

Lakeland Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	39,943	10.69%
Married	230,006	61.54%
Never Married	90,942	24.33%
Widowed	12,830	3.43%

Lakeland Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	46,444	11.64%
Married	229,887	57.64%
Never Married	70,837	17.76%
Widowed	51,687	12.96%

Lakeland Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lakeland Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Lakeland Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	58,281	7.94%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	135,486	18.46%
High school diploma or equivalent	246,603	33.61%
Some college, no degree	151,394	20.63%
Associate degree	41,105	5.60%
Bachelors degree	68,574	9.35%
Graduate or professional degree	32,329	4.41%

Lakeland Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	8,663	1.79%	7,239	1.50%	15,902	3.29%
Kindergarten	11,436	2.36%	1,786	0.37%	13,222	2.73%
Grades 1-4	49,125	10.15%	5,712	1.18%	54,837	11.33%
Grades 5-8	51,228	10.59%	5,072	1.05%	56,300	11.63%
Grades 9-12	48,873	10.10%	3,228	0.67%	52,101	10.77%
Undergrad college	21,840	4.51%	10,560	2.18%	32,400	6.70%
Graduate or professional school	2,194	0.45%	1,724	0.36%	3,918	0.81%
Total	193,359	39.96%	35,321	7.30%	228,680	47.26%

Lakeland Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lakeland Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Lakeland Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	1,112	1,128
2002	1,153	940
2003	1,421	924
2004	1,520	1,019

Lakeland Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lakeland Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Lakeland Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	821,746	87.07%
Below Poverty Level	121,997	12.93%

Lakeland Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lakeland Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 4,717
Lakeland Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	4.382	0.587	0.039	1.553	6.560	14.480	33.443	4.905	52.828
2000	4.058	0.602	0.052	1.317	6.028	14.213	33.522	4.412	52.147
2001	3.871	0.568	0.036	1.432	5.908	12.795	31.032	4.210	48.036
2002	3.867	0.401	0.053	1.304	5.626	11.422	30.177	3.794	45.393
2003	3.832	0.347	0.043	1.203	5.425	11.494	29.971	3.562	45.027
2004	3.486	0.263	0.029	0.979	4.757	10.429	26.671	3.285	40.385
2005	3.534	0.371	0.035	0.994	4.934	9.640	27.641	3.400	40.681
2006	3.740	0.442	0.038	1.324	5.545	10.787	24.146	2.826	37.758
2007	3.638	0.334	0.055	1.286	5.313	11.069	25.222	2.853	39.144

Lakeland Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	27,230
2000	28,140
2001	26,781
2002	25,818

Lakeland Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lakeland Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Lakeland Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	64,370	13.30%
10-19 Years	66,457	13.73%
20-29 Years	56,117	11.60%
30-39 Years	65,085	13.45%
40-49 Years	64,628	13.35%
50-59 Years	54,360	11.23%
60-69 Years	48,419	10.01%
70-79 Years	43,516	8.99%
80-89 Years	17,999	3.72%
90+ Years	2,973	0.61%

Lakeland Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	237,366	49.05%
Female	246,558	50.95%

Lakeland Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	361,366	74.67%
African-American	64,544	13.34%
Hispanic/Latino	45,933	9.49%
Multiracial	5,616	1.16%
Asian	4,448	0.92%
Amerindian	1,411	0.29%
Other Race	477	0.10%
Pacific Islander	129	0.03%

Lakeland Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	137,321	20.60%
2.	German	114,977	17.24%
3.	English	101,196	15.18%
4.	Irish	100,319	15.05%
5.	Italian	33,150	4.97%
6.	French Non-Basque	26,480	3.97%
7.	Scottish	18,068	2.71%
8.	Dutch	17,110	2.57%
9.	Scotch Irish	16,809	2.52%
10.	Polish	16,794	2.52%

Lakeland Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	797,778	87.91%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	80,522	8.87%
3.	French	5,286	0.58%
4.	French Creole	4,166	0.46%
5.	German	3,532	0.39%
6.	Vietnamese	1,494	0.16%
7.	Tagalog	1,448	0.16%
8.	Italian	1,236	0.14%
9.	Gujarathi	1,134	0.12%
10.	Other Asian	896	0.10%

Lakeland Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	902,135	93.08%
Naturalized immigrant	23,827	2.46%
Not a citizen	43,245	4.46%

Lakeland Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lakeland Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lakeland Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Polk County

Lakeland Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Alturas	Fort Meade	Lake Hamilton
Auburndale	Frostproof	Lake Wales
Babson Park	Fussels Corner	Lakeland
Bartow	Gibsonia	Loughman
Bradley	Haines City	Medulla
Citrus Ridge	Highland City	Mulberry
Combee Settlement	Highland Park	Nalcrest
Crooked Lake Park	Hillcrest Heights	Nichols
Crystal Lake	Homeland	Polk City
Cypress Gardens	Indian Lake Estates	River Ranch
Davenport	Inwood	Wahneta
Dundee	Jan Phyl Village	Waverly
Eagle Lake	Kathleen	Willow Oak
Eaton Park	Kissimmee	Winston
Fedhaven	Lake Alfred	Winter Haven

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Lakeland (169,666)	Fussels Corner (5,313)	Lake Hamilton (1,304)
Winter Haven (62,588)	Willow Oak (4,917)	Babson Park (1,182)
Haines City (55,026)	Wahneta (4,731)	Hillcrest Heights (266)
Bartow (37,302)	Gibsonia (4,507)	Highland Park (244)
Lake Wales (30,861)	Lake Alfred (3,890)	Fedhaven
Frostproof (11,145)	Kathleen (3,280)	Eaton Park
Auburndale (11,032)	Mulberry (3,230)	Citrus Ridge
Winston (9,024)	Dundee (2,912)	Bradley
Cypress Gardens (8,844)	Eagle Lake (2,496)	River Ranch
Inwood (6,925)	Highland City (2,051)	Alturas
Medulla (6,637)	Waverly (1,927)	Indian Lake Estates
Fort Meade (5,691)	Davenport (1,924)	Homeland
Jan Phyl Village (5,633)	Crooked Lake Park (1,682)	Nalcrest
Combee Settlement (5,436)	Polk City (1,516)	Nichols
Crystal Lake (5,341)	Loughman (1,385)	Kissimmee