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  • FIPS 12069
  • Largest town: Clermont

Lake County, Florida

Lake County had 444,204 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 952.1 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 67 in Florida by population and 18th by land area.

Population
444,204
#17 of 67 in Florida · #167 in US
Area
952.1 sq mi
#18 of 67 in Florida · #739 in US
Density
467 / sq mi
#19 of 67 in Florida · #295 in US
Median household income
$70,784
#29 of 67 in Florida · #948 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Lake County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Lake County population, land area and income

Lake County had 444,204 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 952.1 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 67 in Florida by population and 18th by land area. That works out to 466.5 people per square mile, 4.8 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents, so Lake County is 2.9 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,784 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

444,204

3144th1st

167th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

952 sq mi

3144th1st

739th of 3,144 (US)

Density

466.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

295th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,784

3143rd1st

948th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

444,204

67th1st

17th of 67 (FL)

Land area

952 sq mi

67th1st

18th of 67 (FL)

Density

466.5 / sq mi

67th1st

19th of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$70,784

67th1st

29th of 67 (FL)

How Lake County's population changed since 2020

Lake County gained 57,966 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 15.0%. That ranks 10th of 67 in Florida for growth. The median Florida county changed by +7.8%, and the state as a whole by +8.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Lake County recorded 15,374 births and 22,704 deaths, a natural change of -7,330. Net international migration added +7,651 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +59,582. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 59,582 people.

386.2k2020396.4k2021411.0k2022426.8k2023444.2k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
15,374
Deaths
22,704
Net international migration
+7,651
Net domestic migration
+59,582
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+17,422

Where Lake County is

The Census internal point of Lake County is at 28.764100, -81.712300. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Florida's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Lake County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Escambia County: +2.7%Okaloosa County: +4.0%St. Lucie County: +17.9%Okeechobee County: +6.8%DeSoto County: +7.8%Bradford County: -0.5%Bay County: +14.4%Holmes County: +1.6%Gilchrist County: +13.1%Manatee County: +14.1%Hardee County: +2.9%Lafayette County: +5.0%Flagler County: +17.9%Nassau County: +14.7%Pasco County: +16.4%Martin County: +4.4%Palm Beach County: +5.9%Alachua County: +4.3%Lee County: +12.5%Brevard County: +8.2%Polk County: +16.8%Pinellas County: +0.6%Highlands County: +8.3%Hamilton County: +4.4%Wakulla County: +9.5%Clay County: +8.1%Suwannee County: +9.2%Madison County: +2.9%Columbia County: +6.0%Jackson County: +6.1%Calhoun County: -3.1%Franklin County: +4.0%Gulf County: +11.3%Hernando County: +11.5%Washington County: +4.7%Levy County: +10.9%Liberty County: +1.9%Putnam County: +5.3%Volusia County: +8.5%Walton County: +18.2%Osceola County: +19.7%Leon County: +2.2%Union County: +2.0%Sarasota County: +9.2%Dixie County: +5.6%Charlotte County: +12.8%Indian River County: +7.3%Broward County: +4.8%Hendry County: +16.1%Sumter County: +18.7%Miami-Dade County: +5.3%Citrus County: +10.1%Seminole County: +4.9%Lake County: +15.0%Marion County: +13.6%St. Johns County: +20.9%Gadsden County: +1.7%Jefferson County: +10.5%Baker County: +4.3%Glades County: +8.7%Collier County: +10.3%Duval County: +5.7%Taylor County: +0.4%Monroe County: -2.3%Hillsborough County: +7.8%Santa Rosa County: +9.9%Orange County: +7.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +4.0%
  2. < +5.7%
  3. < +8.7%
  4. < +13.1%
  5. ≥ +13.1%
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Orange pin: Lake County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
28.764100, -81.712300
DMS
28°45'50.76"N 81°42'44.28"W
UTM
17N 430464.1E 3182058.4N
Geohash
djjgss6gj
Plus code
76WWQ77Q+J3

Towns in Lake County

14 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lake County, 243,424 people together, or 55% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lake County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Clermont with 50,851.

  1. 01Clermont50,851
  2. 02Leesburg37,815
  3. 03Eustis25,067
  4. 04Groveland24,602
  5. 05Tavares22,007
  6. 06Minneola19,675
  7. 07Mount Dora18,261
  8. 08Lady Lake17,288
  9. 09Mascotte9,150
  10. 10Fruitland Park8,962
  11. 11Umatilla3,976
  12. 12Astatula2,266
  13. 13Montverde1,811
  14. 14Howey-in-the-Hills1,693
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lake County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Lake County. The most populous is Orange County, FL, with 1,533,646 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 192.8 miles NW of Lake County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Deltona, FL (population 100,513), 31.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Tavares, FL (population 22,007), 2.7 miles away.

Lake County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lake County is 12069: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 069. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,784.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lake County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 444,204. That is up 57,966 people (15.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 386,238.

What is the FIPS code of Lake County?

12069. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (069) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lake County?

Clermont, with 50,851 residents inside Lake County in 2024.

Which counties border Lake County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Orange County, FL; Polk County, FL; Volusia County, FL; Seminole County, FL; Osceola County, FL; Marion County, FL; Sumter County, FL.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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