Lake Hamilton, FL

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Lake Hamilton, Florida

Lake Hamilton, Florida, in Polk county, is 20 miles E of Lakeland, Florida (center to center) and 51 miles E of Tampa, Florida. The people of the town are in the Lakeland - Winter Haven metropolitan area. Lake Hamilton has a population of 1,304.

The People and Families of Lake Hamilton

In Lake Hamilton, about 56% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Lake Hamilton had a median family income of $38,050.

Political Inclinations

Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

Lake Hamilton Housing

In Lake Hamilton, 79% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out. Residential property taxes remain low i the town.

Commuting

In Lake Hamilton, 96% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Lake Hamilton strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Florida):

Category	Trophy
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 4%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 13%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Lake Hamilton, FL

Comparing Lake Hamilton to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Florida (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old
Age of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Well-Paid Single Men

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Property Taxes
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	20 miles E of Lakeland, Florida (center to center)
Nearest Large City	51 miles E of Tampa, Florida
County	Polk
Metro Area	Lakeland - Winter Haven
P.O. Box Zip Codes	33851
Phone Area Codes	863
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	28.044
Longitude	-81.627

Station	LAKE ALFRED EXP STN
Distance	6.6 miles
Jan Temp	47 to 72 F
Apr Temp	58 to 84 F
Jul Temp	72 to 93 F
Oct Temp	63 to 86 F
Annual Precip	50.2 inches

Station	MOUNTAIN LAKE
Distance	7.9 miles
Jan Temp	49 to 72 F
Apr Temp	58 to 83 F
Jul Temp	71 to 91 F
Oct Temp	64 to 84 F
Annual Precip	47.7 inches

Station	BARTOW
Distance	16.8 miles
Jan Temp	52 to 74 F
Apr Temp	61 to 84 F
Jul Temp	73 to 92 F
Oct Temp	66 to 85 F
Annual Precip	50.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,304	100%
Male	625	47.9%
Female	679	52.1%
Under 18	354	27.1%
18+	950	72.9%
65+	193	14.8%
Median Age	38.7
Average Family Size	3.09
White	927	71.1%
African-American	328	25.2%
Asian	4	0.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	6	0.5%
Other	30	2.3%
Mixed Race	8	0.6%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	66	5.1%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,414
Growth	110
Growth %	8.4%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	45.7%
US/American	13%
German	9.2%
Irish	8.3%
English	7.5%
Swedish	3.8%
Scotch-Irish	2.2%
Dutch	1.8%
Italian	1.7%
Polish	1.6%
French (except Basque)	1.5%
Jamaican	1.1%
Scottish	0.9%
French Canadian	0.6%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian	0.4%
European	0.3%
Swiss	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Lake Hamilton	1,304	$38,050
Davenport	1,924	$41,000
Dundee	2,912	$33,831
Eagle Lake	2,496	$35,078
Haines City	13,174	$30,678
Lake Alfred	3,890	$42,904
Winter Haven	26,487	$39,657

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