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Lakeland Highlands, Florida

Field	Value
official_name	Lakeland Highlands, Florida
settlement_type	Census-designated place
image_map	Polk_County_Florida_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Lakeland_Highlands_Highlighted.svg
mapsize	250x200px
map_caption	Location in Polk County and the state of Florida
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Florida
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Polk
established_title
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	14.61
area_land_km2	12.59
area_water_km2	2.01
area_total_sq_mi	5.64
area_land_sq_mi	4.86
area_water_sq_mi	0.78
population_as_of	2020
population_total	12187
population_density_km2	967.69
population_density_sq_mi	2506.07
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	213
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	12-38262
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	2403209

Lakeland Highlands is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,056 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is an affluent residential community located south of the Lakeland city limits, and north of the Mulberry city limits. Lakeland Highlands neighbors Medulla, and together the two communities make up much of what is known as South Lakeland (unincorporated).

The area is addressed to Lakeland, with zip codes 33807, 33812, and 33813. Its schools include, George W. Jenkins Senior High School (named after the founder of Publix Super Markets, based in Lakeland), Scott Lake Elementary, Lakeland Highlands Middle School and Valleyview Elementary. This area has been experiencing high growth for over two decades with new subdivisions being developed every year. Considered part of the Tampa Bay Area, it is becoming a bedroom community of Tampa.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.2 sqmi, of which 5.6 sqmi is land and 0.6 sqmi (9.25%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 12,557 people, 4,501 households, and 3,740 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,248.8 PD/sqmi. There were 4,748 housing units at an average density of 850.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.21% White, 2.47% African American, 0.20% Native American, 1.66% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.85% of the population.

There were 4,501 households, out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.0% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.9% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $66,053, and the median income for a family was $71,176. Males had a median income of $50,714 versus $30,018 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $31,122. About 2.1% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
{{GNIS. 2403209

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