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Population (year 2000): 2,496. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,489 (-0.3% change)
Males: 1,223 (49.0%), Females: 1,273 (51.0%)
Polk County
Zip code:
33839
Median resident age: 33.2 years
Median household income: $31,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,500 (year 2000)
Races in Eagle Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (72.6%)
- Hispanic (21.5%)
- Other race (9.9%)
- Black (4.7%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (16.8%), German
(8.9%), English (7.7%), Irish (7.2%), French (1.8%), Italian
(1.7%).
Elevation: 172 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Eagle Lake
- High school or higher: 61.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Eagle Lake city
- Never married: 23.0%
- Now married: 56.3%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 10.9%
16.3% Foreign born (15.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +742 (+42.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Eagle Lake:
- WINTER HAVEN HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; WINTER HAVEN,
FL)
- BARTOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; BARTOW, FL)
- LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles;
LAKELAND, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Eagle Lake:
- LAKELAND LINDER RGNL (about 19 miles; LAKELAND, FL;
ID: LAL)
- ORLANDO INTL (about 44 miles; ORLANDO, FL; ID: MCO)
- TAMPA INTL (about 53 miles; TAMPA, FL; ID: TPA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Eagle Lake:
- BARTOW MUNI (about 4 miles; BARTOW, FL; ID: BOW)
- JACK BROWNS (about 5 miles; WINTER HAVEN, FL; ID:
F57)
- WINTER HAVEN'S GILBERT (about 5 miles; WINTER HAVEN,
FL; ID: GIF)
Amtrak stations near Eagle Lake:
- 3 miles: WINTER HAVEN (1800 7TH ST. S.W.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, taxi stand.
- 15 miles: LAKELAND (600 LAKE MIRROR DR.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi
stand.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Eagle Lake:
- POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; WINTER HAVEN,
FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,028)
- TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; LAKELAND,
FL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
- SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; ST LEO, FL; FT
enrollment: 6,597)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 46 miles; TAMPA,
FL; FT enrollment: 26,221)
- VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; ORLANDO,
FL; FT enrollment: 15,792)
- HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 9,630)
- UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (about 50 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,963)
Public high school in Eagle Lake:
- LAKE REGION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,990;
Location: 1995 THUNDER ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Eagle Lake:
- EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 633;
Location: 400 W CRYSTAL BEACH ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 574;
Location: 1400 GILBERT STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Eagle Lake:
- EAGLE LAKE CHRISTIAN SCH/DAYC (Students: 171;
Location: 670 EAGLE DRIVE; Grades: PK - 8)
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