Lakeland, FL Profile

Lakeland, FL, population 93,738, is located in Florida's Polk county, about 31.7 miles from Tampa and 48.3 miles from St Petersburg.

Through the 90's Lakeland's population has grown by about 11%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Lakeland has grown by about 13%. Since 2005 Lakeland's population has grown by about 6%.

Lakeland's property crime levels tend to be higher than Florida's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Lakeland tend to be lower than Florida's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	46%
	Females	54%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	74%
	African American	21%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	4%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	9.99%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	84,767	N/A
2001	86,512	2.06%
2002	87,455	1.09%
2003	87,859	0.46%
2004	88,000	0.16%
2005	88,764	0.87%
2006	89,853	1.23%
2007	92,467	2.91%
2008	93,233	0.83%
2009	93,738	0.54%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$33,119

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	722
2002	811
2003	588
2004	460
2005	484
2006	657
2007	659
2008	570
2009	516
2010	485

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	4	59	248	270
2002	3	44	250	368
2003	5	39	215	257
2004	3	31	162	217
2005	6	26	140	265
2006	3	57	202	331
2007	6	39	201	354
2008	10	36	199	283
2009	5	33	169	280
2010	12	20	140	287

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	7,109
2002	5,723
2003	5,886
2004	5,774
2005	5,584
2006	5,718
2007	5,903
2008	5,664
2009	5,333
2010	5,392

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	1,326	3,899	497
2002	1,018	3,332	345
2003	954	3,844	367
2004	1,084	3,774	328
2005	912	3,755	378
2006	1140	3666	352
2007	1093	3956	323
2008	1029	3879	341
2009	1247	3515	268
2010	1104	3754	241