Lakeland, Florida


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Lakeland
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Area codes:863
Elevation:190 feet
Land area:45.8 square miles
Foreign born:5.6% (2.7% Latin America, 1.2% Europe, 1.1% Asia)
County:Polk
Industries:Educational,health and social services (19.8%), Retail trade (15.5%).
Races
White Non-Hispanic:69.5%
Black:21.3%
Hispanic:6.4%
Other race:1.8%
Two or more races:1.8%
American Indian:0.7%
Asian Indian:0.5%
Marital Status
Now married:50.3%
Never married:24.0%
Divorced:12.5%
Widowed:10.6%
Separated:2.6%
Median
House value:$81,100
Household income:$33,119
Resident age:39.7 years
Lakeland Compared to Florida State Average
Black race population percentage:much above
Median age:above
Education
High school or higher:79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher:20.9%
Unemployed:7.5%
Graduate or professional degree:7.4%
Crime Statistics
2002 crime index:511.6 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 assaults:368 (448.6 per 100,000)
2002 auto thefts:345 (420.5 per 100,000)
2002 robberies:250 (304.7 per 100,000)
2002 rapes:44 (53.6 per 100,000)
2002 murders:3 (3.7 per 100,000)
2002 larceny counts:3,332 (4061.5 per 100,000)
2002 burglaries:1,018 (1240.9 per 100,000)
Ancestries
German:12.5%
English:11.1%
Irish:10.3%
United States:9.8%
Italian:3.2%
French:3.2%
 

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Lakeland, Florida ZIP Codes: 33801 33803 33805 33810 33815