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- Lakeland is 0% more densely populated than The Villages.
- People are 40.9% less likely to be married in Lakeland.
- The Median Age is 31.8 years younger in Lakeland.
 The Villages, FLLakeland, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock110,401329,725,481
 Female Population53.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.938.4
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 Population - 201040,341  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock78,452285,036,114
 Population - 19902,383  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock47.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now3,613.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,669.393.4
 Land Area31.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 The Villages, FLLakeland, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 40.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 140.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 340.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 542.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8430.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.7%1.9%
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 Race
 The Villages, FLLakeland, FLUnited States
 White96.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.4%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock16.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 The Villages, FLLakeland, FLUnited States
 Married Population74.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.0%50.2%
 Never Married3.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.7%10.8%
 Widowed12.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.462.60
 Households44,109  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock25,67380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children0.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households15,148  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children2.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for The Villages    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

The Village’s is a great place to ride your bike with all the many bike trails or golf cart trails to ride on, the problem with this place that ive experienced with this  More

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Over 4 years ago

we were considering the Villages but honestly, not interested in living in a place where people do not support our president, that is  More

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Henry · 
Over 5 years ago

Since 2010, it has had a population growth of 85.0%, which is a bit low compared to 2020. As for the Cons - Violent Crime - This is definitely not true. It might be in  More

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Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 4 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 7 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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