Cities / Florida / Lake Placid

Lake Placid, FL

2,349 people

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Population & People

Population

2,349

Median age

39.5

Median household income

$47,018

Poverty rate

23.8%

Unemployment rate

8.1%

Bachelor's degree+

21.5%

Avg. commute

25 min

Hispanic or Latino

49.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$261,300

Median gross rent

$1,046/mo

Homeownership rate

57.28%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,526

HUD Fair Market Rent (Florida statewide average across 67 areas — not specific to Lake Placid), 2026. Efficiency $1212, 1BR $1296, 2BR $1526, 3BR $1971, 4BR $2261. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Florida gasoline midgrade

$4.30

Florida commercial electricity

11.47¢/kWh

Florida industrial electricity

8.84¢/kWh

Florida residential electricity

15.24¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1834641.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1393837.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Florida

825.7

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Source: FRED, Florida-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Florida energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Florida economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).