Population 940 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Lake Garfield
Household size in Lake Garfield
| Period | Lake Garfield | Lakeland area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.78 | 2.64 | 2.63 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.89 | 2.79 | 2.73 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.84 | 2.93 | 2.75 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.41 | 2.80 | 2.63 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.63 | +0.16 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Lake Garfield is a place of big households: 3.41 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.78, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Lake Garfield
| Period | Lake Garfield | Lakeland area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 35.6 | 40.6 | 40.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 38.7 | 41.4 | 42.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.3 | 41.7 | 43.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 35.9 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.2 | −0.1 | +2.7 | +2.3 |
Lake Garfield is young: half of its residents are under 35.9, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Lake Garfield
| Period | Lake Garfield | Lakeland area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.8% | 12.7% | 12.4% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.8% | 13.2% | 12.2% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 17.0% | 12.7% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.9% | 13.1% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +3.1 pts | +0.5 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in ten households in Lake Garfield (10.9%), close to the national share of 11.6%. Single parents are less common here than in the Lakeland area overall (13.1%).
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Lake Garfield
Renters in Lake Garfield
| Period | Lake Garfield | Lakeland area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.4% | 27.9% | 30.3% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 28.3% | 30.4% | 33.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 24.6% | 31.1% | 34.6% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 11.4% | 29.5% | 32.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −14.0 pts | +1.6 pts | +2.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Lake Garfield is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 11.4% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 50.8% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Lake Garfield
| Period | Lake Garfield | Lakeland area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.5% | 19.0% | 17.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 20.2% | 20.9% | 17.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 12.0% | 19.3% | 15.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.6% | 14.4% | 12.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | −4.9 pts | −4.6 pts | −4.8 pts | −1.8 pts |
More homes sit empty in Lake Garfield than nationally: 13.6%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones. The picture is much the same across the Lakeland area.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Lake Garfield
| Period | Lake Garfield | Lakeland area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1984 | 1985 | 1984 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1986 | 1986 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1989 | 1987 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1997 | 1992 | 1989 | 1980 |
| Change | +13 | +7 | +5 | +6 |
Lake Garfield has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1997, versus 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Lake Garfield
| Period | Lake Garfield | Lakeland area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $840 | $916 | $1,092 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $787 | $958 | $1,123 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $782 | $1,094 | $1,323 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $913 | $1,499 | $1,816 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$74 | +$583 | +$724 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Lake Garfield costs $913 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 26.7% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Lake Garfield
Bachelor's degrees in Lake Garfield
| Period | Lake Garfield | Lakeland area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.7% | 18.2% | 26.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.0% | 18.8% | 27.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.9% | 20.2% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.9% | 23.4% | 34.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +3.2 pts | +5.2 pts | +8.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Lake Garfield have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 7.9%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Lake Garfield
| Period | Lake Garfield | Lakeland area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 69.4% | 82.1% | 85.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 76.6% | 83.3% | 86.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 85.0% | 85.0% | 88.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 84.1% | 87.7% | 90.0% | 89.3% |
| Change | +14.6 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly one in six adults in Lake Garfield never finished high school, well above the national share: only 84.1% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Lake Garfield
| Period | Lake Garfield | Lakeland area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.9% | 9.4% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 16.2% | 11.9% | 11.0% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.2% | 5.9% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.7% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −5.2 pts | −4.5 pts | −4.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Lake Garfield runs below the national rate: 3.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Lake Garfield compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Garfield | 3.41 | 35.9 | 10.9% | 11.4% | 13.6% | 1997 | $913 | 7.9% | 84.1% | 3.7% |
| Alturas | 3.25 | 33.8 | 15.4% | 14.2% | 12.5% | 2001 | $760 | 17.3% | 82.7% | 0.5% |
| Bartow | 2.86 | 37.0 | 16.1% | 29.6% | 9.5% | 1984 | $1,190 | 18.2% | 85.4% | 5.3% |
| Homeland | 2.59 | 46.2 | 8.6% | 33.4% | 3.7% | 1970 | $984 | 6.9% | 80.8% | 3.2% |
| Eagle Lake | 3.26 | 31.6 | 12.9% | 25.1% | 13.3% | 1989 | $1,330 | 19.4% | 84.2% | 6.0% |
| Pembroke | 2.95 | 40.2 | 12.1% | 23.9% | 11.9% | 1977 | $942 | 10.2% | 83.2% | 2.8% |
| Fort Meade | 2.80 | 41.8 | 13.3% | 28.9% | 18.5% | 1981 | $1,023 | 9.3% | 78.1% | 3.8% |
| Waverly | 2.82 | 32.5 | 20.3% | 47.7% | 8.2% | 2004 | $1,358 | 23.9% | 91.4% | 1.8% |
| Lake Wales | 2.52 | 44.9 | 11.7% | 30.2% | 17.8% | 1987 | $1,196 | 19.2% | 87.3% | 4.6% |
| Highland Park | 2.64 | 40.6 | 15.7% | 14.1% | 17.4% | 1977 | $1,056 | 23.4% | 92.8% | 10.7% |
| Highland City | 2.89 | 39.6 | 8.9% | 22.2% | 8.1% | 2002 | $1,879 | 33.1% | 92.3% | 3.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Lake Garfield. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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