Interesting Statistics on Your Hometown, Lakeland, Florida

Ever wonder just how many people call Lakeland, Florida, home? Well, at the present time, about 93,000 people consider themselves Lakelanders. And of that amount, 46.5% are male and 53.5% are female. The population of Lakeland is actually up about 14.6% since the year 2000.

Lakeland boasts 5 high schools, 7 middle schools and 26 elementary schools. What about private schools and other types of schools in Lakeland? Well, there are 17 of those. So if you can't find an education in Lakeland, you're just not looking in the right places.

The U.S. cost of living index is 100 but Lakeland's is only 84.5 so despite how it feels when you're checking out at the grocery store, it does actually cost less to live in Lakeland than a lot of other cities in the United States. Lakeland is 190 feet above sea level and covers 45.8 square miles.

How about some information on the weather. Our annual precipitation is 49.13 inches with April being the driest month at an average of 2.04 inches and September being the wettest with 6.33 inches.

And then there are Lakeland's tropical temperatures. Daytime average high temperatures are in the 70's in January, February and December, in the 80's in March and April and in the 90's the other seven months. Lows range from the 50's in January, February, March, November and December, the 60's in April, May and October and the 70's in June, July, August and September. This all works out to an average annual high temperature of 85.5 and an average low of 63.2.

If you want to learn more about such things as politics, where to volunteer in Lakeland, government resources or other community info, check out the American Towns website.

If you want to learn more about finding housing in Lakeland or selling your home in Lakeland, check out The Boyce Team. Contact Damion Boyce and let him and the rest of the team use their extensive knowledge of the area to find your perfect home.