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33815

Lakeland, FL · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
13,975
Median household income
$37,487
People below poverty
24.2%
Median home value
$39,500

Income

The median income of households in 33815 was $37,487. An estimated 11.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 33815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 11.2
$10,000 to $14,999 8.7
$15,000 to $24,999 12.6
$25,000 to $34,999 14.6
$35,000 to $49,999 11.5
$50,000 to $74,999 21.5
$75,000 to $99,999 9.7
$100,000 to $149,999 5.8
$150,000 to $199,999 1.7
$200,000 or more 2.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 33815 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 40704
Female 40954

An estimated 57.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 45.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,887. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 33815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 57.7
Social Security 45.1
Retirement income 19.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 12.9
Cash public assistance income 6.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 24.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 23.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 24.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 33815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 24.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 23.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 24.7

In 2020-2024, 25.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 26.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 52.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 21.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 33815 in 2020-2024, 86.4% had health insurance coverage and 13.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 45% and public coverage was 55.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.5%.


In 2020-2024, 33815 had a total population of 13,975 - 6,631 (47.4%) females and 7,344 (52.6%) males. The median age was 44.8 years. An estimated 20.3% of the population was under 18 years, 28.1% was 19 to 44 years, 27.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 33815 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 289 306
5 to 9 477 356
10 to 14 363 424
15 to 19 487 380
20 to 24 403 243
25 to 29 533 151
30 to 34 522 301
35 to 39 455 545
40 to 44 551 230
45 to 49 268 291
50 to 54 698 348
55 to 59 379 843
60 to 64 385 574
65 to 69 296 418
70 to 74 535 479
75 to 79 257 313
80 to 84 348 276
85 and over 98 153

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 44.3% were White; 27.6% were Black or African American; 7.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.7% were Asian; 18.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 15% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 26.8% of the people in 33815 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 41.7% of the people in 33815 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,180 households in 33815. The average household size was 2.24 people.

Married-couple households made up 26.6% of the households in 33815 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 37.5% of all households, while 31.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 22.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 41.9% of all households.

In 33815, 18.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 40.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 33815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 26.6
Cohabiting Couples 4.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
37.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 30.7% of males and 33.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 43.7 27.1
Now married, except separated 30.7 33.4
Separated 2.8 4.5
Widowed 7.2 13.2
Divorced 15.6 21.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 33815, 377 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 25.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 87.1% of the people living in 33815 were U.S. natives. 49.4% of the 33815 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 12.9% of 33815 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 38.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 58.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 33815 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 33815.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 33815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 82.6
Asia 2.5
Europe 2.9
Africa 2.5
Northern America 8.7
Oceania 0.8

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 33815 in 2020-2024, 26 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 23.9% of people at least five years old; 13.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 33815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 23.9
Other Indo-European languages 1.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 84.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 33815 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 33815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 84.4
Different house, same county 9.8
Different county, same state 2.2
Different state 2.7
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 80 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 13% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 20% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 33815 was 2,712 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 197 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,108. College or graduate school enrollment was 407.

Educational Attainment of People in 33815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 20
High school diploma or equivalency 36.7
Some college, no degree 19.5
Associate's degree 10.9
Bachelor's degree 8.9
Graduate or professional degree 4.1

Disability

In 33815, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 22.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.1% of people under 18 years old, to 21.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 33815, 44.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 53.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 86.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,452 86.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 424 8.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 260 5.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 33815 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 33815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.1
Construction 9.2
Manufacturing 15
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 12.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.7
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 9.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 16.4
Other Services, except public administration 1.4
Public administration 3.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 33815 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 999 19.5
Service occupations 868 16.9
Sales and office occupations 1,137 22.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 693 13.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,439 28

Commuting to Work

An estimated 67.1% of 33815 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 15.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 33815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 67.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 15.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4.1
Walked 2
Other means 2.2
Worked from home 8.9

In 2020-2024, 33815 had a total of 7,608 housing units. Of these housing units, 31.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 15.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 52.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 33815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 31.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 15.9
Mobile homes 52.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.5

8.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 33815 was 4.5 rooms, and of these housing units 31.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 33815 had 6,180 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,428 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 59.6% while renters occupied 40.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.9 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.74.

7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 15.6% and another 11.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 33815:

House Heating Fuel Used in 33815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 8.2
Electricity 89.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 1.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 33815 was $39,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 21.4 % had a mortgage. 78.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $982 and for owners without a mortgage it was $417.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 33815 was $1,129. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.