Metro area · CBSA 29460

Lakeland

The Lakeland, FL metro area has 790,694 people. Median rent is $1,363, 24.8% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Polk County at $1,608. Of the 35 places we track here, Polk City has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income

$65,978

Median home value

$266,500

Unemployment

4.8%

2-bedroom fair market rent

$1,608

HUD, Polk County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

Place	Population	Rent	Rent to income
Lakeland	119,961	$1,395	26.1%
Winter Haven	55,200	$1,246	25.1%
Haines City	34,234	$1,224	22.3%
Bartow	20,438	$1,142	20.1%
Auburndale	18,530	$1,208	18.6%
Lake Wales	16,785	$1,110	23.6%
Highland City	13,276	$1,993	26.3%
Davenport	13,238	$1,363	22.2%
Lakeland Highlands	12,102	$1,704	18.9%
Medulla	10,985	$1,287	21.8%
Fuller Heights	10,083	$1,444	21.1%
Cypress Gardens	10,077	$1,369	21.8%
Loughman	7,591	$1,898	34.4%
Inwood	7,556	$1,230	26.6%
Willow Oak	7,454	$1,117	20.4%
Lake Alfred	7,277	$1,349	24.1%
Kathleen	7,201	$1,247	26.2%
Dundee	5,863	$1,628	40.1%
Jan Phyl Village	5,708	$1,210	27.1%
Fussels Corner	5,682	$937	20.0%
Crystal Lake	5,451	$1,181	28.7%
Combee Settlement	5,242	$1,130	33.6%
Fort Meade	5,225	$922	30.2%
Alturas	4,581	$1,017	17.4%
Mulberry	4,188	$920	19.1%
Eagle Lake	3,893	$1,688	28.7%
Wahneta	3,876	$1,113	28.7%
Frostproof	3,346	$697	19.9%
Polk City	2,974	$1,111	16.7%
Grenelefe	2,797	$1,180	23.6%
Crooked Lake Park	2,641	$1,666	33.1%
Lake Hamilton	1,777	$1,180	23.4%
Babson Park	1,093	$1,267	31.6%
Indian Lake Estates	984	$1,363	23.7%
Bradley Junction	631	$1,363	34.9%

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.