People QuickFacts Lakeland Florida Population, 2011 estimate 98,589 19,057,542 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 97,419 18,801,311 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.2% 1.4% Population, 2010 97,422 18,801,310 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.2% 5.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 21.0% 21.3% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 20.7% 17.3% Female persons, percent, 2010 53.1% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 70.8% 75.0% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 20.9% 16.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.8% 2.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.7% 2.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 12.6% 22.5% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 63.1% 57.9%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 77.7% 83.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 9.8% 19.2% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 13.9% 26.6% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 85.8% 85.3% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 22.8% 25.9% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 21.9 25.7  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 57.1% 69.7% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 30.4% 30.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $139,000 $205,600 Households, 2006-2010 40,529 7,152,844 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.28 2.53 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $24,293 $26,551 Median household income 2006-2010 $40,988 $47,661 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 14.7% 13.8%     Business QuickFacts Lakeland Florida Total number of firms, 2007 9,795 2,009,589 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.3% 9.0% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.4% 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.4% 22.4% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.6% 28.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,001,515 104,832,907 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 10,346,834 221,641,518 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,250,085 262,341,127 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $24,334 $14,353 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 261,091 41,922,059     Geography QuickFacts Lakeland Florida Land area in square miles, 2010 65.27 53,624.76 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,492.6 350.6 FIPS Code 38250 12 Counties Polk County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts