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People QuickFacts | Lake Wales | Florida
Population, 2013 estimate | 14,916 | 19,552,860
Population, 2012 estimate | 14,733 | 19,320,749
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 14,205 | 18,802,690
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 5.0% | 4.0%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 3.7% | 2.8%
Population, 2010 | 14,225 | 18,801,310
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.0% | 5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.8% | 21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010 | 23.0% | 17.3%
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.6% | 51.1%
White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 65.0% | 75.0%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 27.5% | 16.0%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 0.4%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.8% | 2.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 2.2% | 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 15.6% | 22.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 55.0% | 57.9%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 78.6% | 83.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 9.1% | 19.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 18.7% | 27.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 77.3% | 85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 17.2% | 26.2%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 1,404 | 1,606,758
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 21.5 | 25.8
Housing units, 2010 | 6,900 | 8,989,580
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 57.6% | 68.1%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 31.5% | 30.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $131,300 | $170,800
Households, 2008-2012 | 5,700 | 7,147,013
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.44 | 2.58
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $18,416 | $26,451
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $34,912 | $47,309
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 29.3% | 15.6%
Business QuickFacts | Lake Wales | Florida
Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,262 | 2,009,589
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 9.0%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 22.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.7% | 28.9%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 104,832,907
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 165,398 | 221,641,518
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 514,993 | 262,341,127
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $36,418 | $14,353
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 32,893 | 41,922,059
Geography QuickFacts | Lake Wales | Florida
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 18.69 | 53,624.76
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 761 | 350.6
FIPS Code | 38950 | 12
Counties | Polk County
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts