Lakeland is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 120,071 people and 65 associated neighborhoods, Lakeland is the 22nd largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lakeland is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lakeland is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lakeland who work in office and administrative support (13.26%), sales jobs (9.59%), and management occupations (7.98%). Also of interest is that Lakeland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.43% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The overall education level of Lakeland is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.66% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lakeland in 2022 was $33,154, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,616 for a family of four. However, Lakeland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lakeland is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lakeland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lakeland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lakeland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.81% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lakeland include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Lakeland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
