Lake County, Florida

Lake County has a population of 412,924 and has grown 18.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $318,400, about 4.3 times the county's median household income of $73,161.

Home price
$318,400
Income
$73,161
Population
412,924
Unemployment
5.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$318,400county
Median gross rent$1,586county
Median year homes here were built1997county
Share of homes built before 198022.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.5%county
Typical monthly rent$2,055county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,972county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,731county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,476county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$73,161county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate8.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home15.7%county
Unemployment rate5.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.8%county
Share of workers employed by government12.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.9%county
Economic output per resident$43,468county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.76%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time30.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service32 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1412954county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station26 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.1%county
Traffic deaths27.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher27.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.4%county
Public schools in the county57county
Public school enrollment47093county
Students per full-time teacher17.7county
Free lunch eligible38.4%county
Elementary schools31county
Middle schools9county
High schools10county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution8.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians59county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county5county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.6%county
Frequent mental distress16.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population412,924county
Land area in square miles954county
People per square mile of land433.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores43county
Convenience stores39county
Share living far from a food store32.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract9.0%county
Population change since 2020+18.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age46.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.6%county
Share of households that are one person26.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.7%county
Second languages16.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls40.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents91county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents27county
Households that moved in19,416county
Households that moved away13,236county
Average income of arriving households$80,711county
Average income of departing households$59,346county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes29county
Housing units authorised in the latest year5,342county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings25.1%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature72.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.89 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F112 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing0 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9bcounty
Frost-free days297 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 12county
Average first fall frostDec 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$146county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.1¢county
Household electricity use1,023 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity87.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas9.4%county
Homes heated by propane1.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband92.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk92.3county
Coastal flood risk35.4county
Drought risk35.0county
Landslide risk66.8county
Hail risk43.7county
Earthquake risk61.1county
Tornado risk97.4county
Tropical cyclone risk95.0county
Extreme heat risk79.8county
Winter weather risk0.0county
Strong wind risk98.8county
Wildfire risk96.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Lake County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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