Demographics of Lake County, Florida

Lake County, Florida had 456,068 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +69,847 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lake County, in four figures

456,068
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +18.1%
Change since July 2020: +69,847 people.; 46.5 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,161 ±$1,462
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Lake County, Florida's population grew 18.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lake County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Lake County, Florida's population grew 18.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lake County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	386,221	100.0	100.0
2021	396,400	102.6	100.2
2022	410,943	106.4	100.7
2023	426,453	110.4	101.6
2024	443,454	114.8	102.5
2025	456,068	118.1	103.1

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Population of Lake County, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	386,221	+2,262	−376	+21	+2,919
2021	396,400	+10,179	−2,052	+340	+12,540
2022	410,943	+14,543	−2,159	+1,713	+14,145
2023	426,453	+15,510	−1,327	+2,325	+14,123
2024	443,454	+17,001	−1,217	+2,669	+15,220
2025	456,068	+12,614	−1,096	+1,512	+12,230

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.5 ±0.2: for men 45.1 ±0.1 and for women 48.0 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lake County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	19,281 ±51	4.7% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	59,184 ±1,589	14.3% ±0.4	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	26,840 ±1,067	6.5% ±0.3	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	93,959 ±1,753	22.8% ±0.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	103,797 ±1,975	25.1% ±0.5	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	109,863 ±2,364	26.6% ±0.6	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,161 ±$1,462, and income per person $38,577 ±$582, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lake County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	21,710 ±1,357	13.2% ±0.8	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	33,039 ±1,845	20.1% ±1.1	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	29,552 ±1,768	18.0% ±1.1	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	23,326 ±1,165	14.2% ±0.7	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	29,523 ±1,522	17.9% ±0.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	14,493 ±1,198	8.8% ±0.7	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	12,854 ±965	7.8% ±0.6	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lake County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	36,123 ±2,715	8.9% ±0.7	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	8,024 ±1,077	10.3% ±1.4	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	15,492 ±1,680	8.0% ±0.9	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	12,607 ±1,084	9.2% ±0.8	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lake County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lake County	Florida	United States
Housing units	187,580 ±88	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.7% ±0.9	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.3% ±0.9	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.6% ±1.0	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.4% ±1.1	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$318,400 ±$5,107	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,586 ±$49	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±1	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lake County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	77,473 ±0	18.8% ±<0.1	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	262,750 ±1,188	63.6% ±0.3	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	41,979 ±2,002	10.2% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8,387 ±694	2.0% ±0.2	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	295 ±127	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	456 ±124	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3,301 ±987	0.8% ±0.2	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	18,283 ±2,281	4.4% ±0.6	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lake County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	145,310 ±4,182	35.2% ±1.0	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	203,771 ±3,712	49.3% ±0.9	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	19,604 ±1,953	4.7% ±0.5	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	44,239 ±2,527	10.7% ±0.6	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	26,531 ±1,966	6.4% ±0.5	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	17,708 ±1,787	4.3% ±0.4	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lake County among the counties of Florida

17th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Counties of Florida near Lake County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Volusia County	606,573	+9.1%
Seminole County	491,884	+4.3%
Osceola County	481,718	+23.2%
Sarasota County	479,958	+10.0%
Manatee County	468,200	+16.6%
Lake County	456,068	+18.1%
Marion County	442,660	+17.3%
Collier County	417,131	+10.5%
St. Lucie County	402,449	+21.4%
St. Johns County	346,328	+25.0%
Escambia County	333,834	+3.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026