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Lakeland, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Lakeland is a Census city of 2,968 people across 3.10 square miles of land, in Lanier County. Median household income is $31,147, 47.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $20,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lakeland
What Lakeland is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.1 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land957
- County holding the largest share of its areaLanier County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakeland
How many people live in Lakeland
- Population2,968
- Median age37.1
- Population under 18786 plus or minus 188
- Share under 1826.5 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over521 plus or minus 175
- Share 65 and over17.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Households1,137
- Family households759
- Share of households that are families66.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakeland
Income and work in Lakeland
- Median household income$31,147
- Per capita income$16,530 plus or minus $3,439
- Civilian labor force990 plus or minus 223
- Employed982 plus or minus 222
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate0.8 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over1,819
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.3 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.1 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakeland
Housing in Lakeland
- Housing units1,433
- Occupied units1,137
- Vacant units296 plus or minus 123
- Vacancy rate20.7 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Owner occupied541 plus or minus 160
- Renter occupied596 plus or minus 153
- Ownership rate47.6 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Median owner-occupied home value$148,600 plus or minus $51,436
- Median gross rent, monthly$879
- Annual rent as a share of median income33.9 percent
- Single family units924
- Share single family64.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more88 plus or minus 65
- Share in buildings of two or more6.1 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Mobile homes421 plus or minus 137
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakeland
How Lakeland gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute888 plus or minus 212
- Commuting under 15 minutes544 plus or minus 198
- Share commuting under 15 minutes61.3 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more279 plus or minus 125
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.4 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Drove alone58.2 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Carpooled10.1 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked10.5 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Worked from home9.6 percent plus or minus 7.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakeland
SBA loans in Lakeland (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$20,000
- Average approval$20,000
- Median approval$20,000
- Largest approval$20,000
- Jobs supported9
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lakeland, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Lakeland
Flood risk in Lakeland
- NFIP communityCity of Lakeland
- NFIP community number130120
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/17/10
The City of Lakeland participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130120 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lanier County, not Lakeland
Lanier County context, not Lakeland figures
- Establishments in Lanier County105
- Covered employment, Lanier County1,407
- Average annual pay, Lanier County$44,639
- Housing units permitted, Lanier County31
Every figure in this section is published for Lanier County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lakeland.
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lakeland questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lakeland, Georgia?
2,968, in 1,137 households. Lakeland city covers 3.10 square miles of land, which is 957 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lakeland in?
Lanier County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lakeland?
$31,147. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $148,600. Median gross rent is $879 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lakeland businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $20,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $20,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lakeland, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lakeland borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lakeland. Only 0 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.
Is Lakeland in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lakeland appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lakeland, city of, community 130120, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lakeland figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lanier 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 Lakeland.
Is zoning published for Lakeland?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.