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Lakewood Ranch, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Lakewood Ranch is a Census CDP of 43,945 people across 46.08 square miles of land, lying across Manatee County and Sarasota County. Median household income is $122,925, 80.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 28 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $17.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lakewood Ranch
What Lakewood Ranch is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area46.08 sq mi
- Water area0.97 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land954
- County holding the largest share of its areaManatee County, 74.6 percent
- Counties this place lies inManatee County 74.6 percent, Sarasota County 25.4 percent
Lakewood Ranch crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Lakewood Ranch
- Population43,945
- Median age53.5
- Population under 187,019
- Share under 1816.0 percent
- Population 65 and over13,528
- Share 65 and over30.8 percent
- Households17,888
- Family households13,590
- Share of households that are families76.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lakewood Ranch
- Median household income$122,925
- Per capita income$67,795
- Civilian labor force19,420
- Employed18,707
- Unemployed713 plus or minus 271
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over33,740
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher60.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree26.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lakewood Ranch
- Housing units21,049
- Occupied units17,888
- Vacant units3,161 plus or minus 651
- Vacancy rate15.0 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Owner occupied14,309
- Renter occupied3,579
- Ownership rate80.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$678,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,299
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.4 percent
- Single family units16,229
- Share single family77.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,770
- Share in buildings of two or more22.7 percent
- Mobile homes30 plus or minus 31
- Median year structure built2014
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lakewood Ranch gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute12,604
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,587 plus or minus 655
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,436
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.1 percent
- Drove alone57.8 percent
- Carpooled6.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home31.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Lakewood Ranch (7(a))
- Approvals28
- Gross approval$17,599,800
- Average approval$628,564
- Median approval$377,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,090,600
- Largest approval$4,900,000
- Jobs supported449
- Jobs per approval16.0
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full5
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.3 percent
- Share to franchises21.4 percent
- Distinct lenders21
- Distinct industries by NAICS22
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lakewood Ranch, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Lakewood Ranch (504)
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$10,641,000
- Average approval$967,364
- Median approval$833,000
- Largest approval$2,424,000
- Jobs supported98
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lakewood Ranch, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Manatee County, not Lakewood Ranch
Manatee County context, not Lakewood Ranch figures
- Establishments in Manatee County11,176
- Covered employment, Manatee County143,894
- Average annual pay, Manatee County$60,844
- Housing units permitted, Manatee County7,472
Every figure in this section is published for Manatee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lakewood Ranch.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Lakewood Ranch questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lakewood Ranch, Florida?
43,945, in 17,888 households. Lakewood Ranch CDP covers 46.08 square miles of land, which is 954 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lakewood Ranch in?
Lakewood Ranch lies in more than one. By area it is 74.6 percent in Manatee County, 25.4 percent in Sarasota County. This page sits under Manatee County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Lakewood Ranch?
$122,925. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $678,200. Median gross rent is $2,299 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lakewood Ranch businesses?
28 7(a) approvals totaling $17.6 m since FY2020, across 21 lenders, median approval $377,000, plus 11 504 approvals worth $10.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lakewood Ranch, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lakewood Ranch borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lakewood Ranch. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Lakewood Ranch figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Manatee County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lakewood Ranch.
Is zoning published for Lakewood Ranch?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.