Lakeland, Georgia - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,271
Male Share of the Population	47.5%
Female Share of the Population	52.5%
Senior Citizens	12.2%
Employed Population 16+	801
Age of the Population	34

Families

% of people married	30.2%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	7.8%
Median Earnings25+	$28,911
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$22,361
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$20,714

Wealth

Median Family Income	$31,682
% Above Poverty Level	58.6%
% Below Poverty Level	41.4%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	22 minutes
% Working from Home	%
% Walking and Biking to Work	11.7%
% Using Public Transportation	0.2%

Housing

People Living Alone	30.3%
Median Gross Rent	$576
Median House Value	$52,600

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	52.9%
Irish	4.6%
Italian	3.4%
English	3.2%
German	2%
Dutch	1.3%
West Indian	1.2%
African	1.2%
French Except Basque	1%
Swedish	0.9%
Haitian	0.5%
Jamaican	0.3%
Bahamian	0.2%
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Lakeland Almanac

Category	Value
County	Lanier County
Standard Zip Codes	31635
Phone Area Codes	229
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	31.04
Approximate Longitude	-83.07

Lakeland Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	HOMERVILLE 5 N
Distance	16.6 miles
Jan Temp	35 to 62 F
Apr Temp	49 to 79 F
Jul Temp	67 to 93 F
Oct Temp	51 to 80 F
Annual Precip	52.8 inches

Station	QUITMAN 2 NW
Distance	34.4 miles
Jan Temp	38 to 62 F
Apr Temp	52 to 79 F
Jul Temp	70 to 92 F
Oct Temp	54 to 80 F
Annual Precip	53 inches

Station	DOUGLAS
Distance	35.5 miles
Jan Temp	36 to 60 F
Apr Temp	51 to 79 F
Jul Temp	70 to 93 F
Oct Temp	53 to 79 F
Annual Precip	52 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Cecil	343	$38,409
Du Pont	173	$40,250
Hahira	2,923	$61,650
Nashville	4,813	$41,380
Ray City	1,076	$42,708
Valdosta	56,074	$43,159

Lakeland Hospitals

Louis Smith Memorial Hospital
116 West Thigpen Avenue

Lakeland Public Schools

Lanier County Elementary School
92 Valdosta Rd
ZIP: 31635
(229) 482-3870
Primary
Total Enrollment 428

Lanier County High School
325 W Patten Ave
ZIP: 31635
(229) 482-3868
High
Total Enrollment 401

Lanier County Middle School
325 W Patten Ave
ZIP: 31635
(229) 482-8247
Middle
Total Enrollment 355

Lanier County Primary School
242 S Valdosta Rd
ZIP: 31635
(229) 482-3580
Primary
Total Enrollment 587

Lakeland Private Schools

Lakeland Adventist School
106 W Thigpen Ave
ZIP: 31635
Elementary
Total Enrollment 7

Lakeland Christian Academy
29 E Main St
ZIP: 31635
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 23

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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