Lake Wales Population and Demographics

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Lake Wales City, Florida Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Lake Wales Population: 10194 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 4791 47% Female 5403 53%       Under 5 years 755 7.41% 5 to 9 years 797 7.82% 10 to 14 years 751 7.37% 15 to 19 years 712 6.98% 20 to 24 years 645 6.33% 25 to 34 years 1197 11.74% 35 to 44 years 1291 12.66% 45 to 54 years 1127 11.06% 55 to 59 years 443 4.35% 60 to 64 years 417 4.09% 65 to 74 years 945 9.27% 75 to 84 years 806 7.91% 85 years and over 308 3.02%       Median age (years) 36.9       18 years and over 7451 73.09% Male 3337 32.73% Female 4114 40.36% 21 years and over 7052 69.18% 62 years and over 2306 22.62% 65 years and over 2059 20.2% Male 785 7.7% Female 1274 12.5%       Race     One race 10052 98.61% White 6064 59.49% Black or African American 3526 34.59% American Indian and Alaska Native 31 0.3% Asian 52 0.51% Asian indian 19 0.19% Chinese 9 0.09% Filipino 7 0.07% Japanese 5 0.05% Korean 1 0.01% Vietnamese 6 0.06% Other Asian 5 0.05% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 10 0.1% Native Hawaiian 0 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 7 0.07% Samoan 2 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 1 0.01% Some other race 369 3.62% Two or more races 142 1.39%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 10194 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1014 9.95% Mexican 575 5.64% Puerto Rican 237 2.32% Cuban 36 0.35% Other Hispanic or Latino 166 1.63% Not Hispanic or Latino 9180 90.05% White alone 5484 53.8%       Relationship     Total Population 10194 100.00% In households 9874 96.86% Householder 4044 39.67% Spouse 1638 16.07% Child 2911 28.56% Own child under 18 years 2351 23.06% Other relatives 723 7.09% Under 18 years 321 3.15% Nonrelatives 558 5.47% Unmarried partner 226 2.22% In group quarters 320 3.14% Institutionalized population 300 2.94% Non-Institutionalized population 20 0.2%       Households by Type     Total Households 4044 100.0 % Family households (families) 2564 63.4% With own children under 18 years 1189 29.4% Married-couple family 1638 40.5% With own children under 18 years 640 15.83% Female householder, no husband present 737 18.22% With own children under 18 years 457 11.3% Non Family households 1480 36.6% Householder living alone 1235 30.54% Householder 65 years and over 566 14%       Households with individuals under 18 years 1374 33.98% Households with individuals 65 years and over 1347 33.31%       Average Household size 2.44 Average family size 3.06       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 4598 100.00% Occupied housing units 4044 87.95% Vacant housing units 554 12.05% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 84 1.83% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.4       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 4044 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 2158 53.36% Renter-occupied housing units. 1886 46.64%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.52 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.36

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Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.