| Lake Wales | Rank | Florida | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current population (2012) | 14,700 | 127th | 19,317,568 | 313,914,040 |
| Size in square miles | 18.7 | 96th | 53,624.8 | 3,531,905.4 |
| Population density (people per sqmi) | 761 | 404th | 350.6 | 87.4 |
| Lake Wales | Rank | Florida | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents younger than 5 | 7.0% | 111th | 5.5% | 6.4% |
| Residents younger than 18 | 23.8% | 164th | 20.7% | 23.5% |
| Residents 65 or older | 23.0% | 105th | 18.2% | 13.7% |
| Lake Wales | Rank | Florida | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) | 78.3% | 371st | 85.5% | 85.4% |
| Residents with college degree (older than 25) | 18.1% | 294th | 26.0% | 28.2% |
| Lake Wales | Rank | Florida | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race - White | 65.0% | 358th | 78.3% | 77.9% |
| Race - Black or African American | 27.5% | 74th | 16.6% | 13.1% |
| Race - American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% | 124th | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| Race - Asian | 0.8% | 370th | 2.7% | 5.1% |
| Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 124th | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Race - Two or More | 2.2% | 273rd | 1.9% | 2.4% |
| Race - Hispanic or Latino | 15.6% | 203rd | 23.2% | 16.9% |
| Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino | 55.0% | 288th | 57.0% | 63.0% |
| Lake Wales | Rank | Florida | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female residents | 52.6% | 103rd | 51.1% | 50.8% |
| Foreign born residents | 8.5% | 313th | 19.2% | 12.8% |
| Lake Wales | Rank | Florida | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 6,900 | 239th | 9,026,965 | 132,312,404 |
| Units inside multi-unit buildings | 30.3% | 170th | 29.9% | 25.9% |
| Households | 5,674 | 223rd | 7,140,096 | 114,761,359 |
| Home ownership rate | 59.8% | 349th | 69.0% | 66.1% |
| Home median value | $139,400 | 340th | $188,600 | $186,200 |
| People per household | 2.4 | 279th | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Lake Wales | Rank | Florida | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income per capita | $18,155 | 368th | $26,733 | $27,915 |
| Income per household | $36,049 | 370th | $47,827 | $52,762 |
| Income below poverty line | 25.5% | 49th | 14.7% | 14.3% |
| Lake Wales | Rank | Florida | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total businesses (including small businesses) | 1,262 | 241st | 2,009,589 | 27,092,908 |
| Retail sales | $514,993 | 97th | $262,341,127 | $3,917,663,456 |
| Retail sales per capita | $36,418 | 26th | $14,353 | $12,990 |
| Retail accommodation and food service sales | $32,893 | 156th | $41,922,059 | $613,795,732 |
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