Cities / Florida / Lakeland

Lakeland, FL

119,961 people

Right Now

Weather

87.8°F

Today: Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms, high 91°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Lakeland)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 16.6 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

TPA

36 mi — Tampa International Airport

Population & People

Population

119,961

Median age

38.9

Median household income

$64,185

Poverty rate

13.2%

Unemployment rate

4.5%

Bachelor's degree+

29.4%

Avg. commute

20 min

Hispanic or Latino

20.5%

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

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$249,400

Median gross rent

$1,395/mo

Homeownership rate

56.37%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,497

HUD Fair Market Rent (Polk County, 17 mi from Lakeland), 2026. Efficiency $1226, 1BR $1230, 2BR $1497, 3BR $2023, 4BR $2511. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Florida gasoline midgrade

$4.25

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

827.88

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Source: FRED, Florida-specific series.

Nearby Airports

TPA

Tampa International Airport

36 mi away

PIE

St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport

46 mi away

MCO

Orlando International Airport

47 mi away

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).