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Population (year 2000): 10,194. Estimated
population in July 2005: 12,964 (+27.2% change)
Males: 4,791 (47.0%), Females: 5,403 (53.0%)
Polk County
Zip codes:
33853.
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $26,884 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,900 (year 2000)
Races in Lake Wales:
- White Non-Hispanic (53.8%)
- Black (34.6%)
- Hispanic (9.9%)
- Other race (3.6%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (11.3%), English
(8.7%), German (7.9%), Irish (7.9%), Italian (2.5%), French
(2.4%).
Elevation: 147 feet
Land area: 13.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lake Wales
- High school or higher: 73.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
- Unemployed: 7.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lake Wales city
- Never married: 24.7%
- Now married: 46.9%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 13.2%
- Divorced: 12.4%
7.9% Foreign born (6.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -201 (-1.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Wales:
- WINTER HAVEN HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; WINTER HAVEN,
FL)
- BARTOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BARTOW,
FL)
- HEART OF FLORIDA REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 23
miles; DAVENPORT, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake
Wales:
- LAKELAND LINDER RGNL (about 31 miles; LAKELAND, FL;
ID: LAL)
- ORLANDO INTL (about 41 miles; ORLANDO, FL; ID: MCO)
- ORLANDO SANFORD (about 65 miles; ORLANDO, FL; ID:
SFB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Wales:
- LAKE WALES MUNI (about 3 miles; LAKE WALES, FL; ID:
X07)
- CHALET SUZANNE AIR STRIP (about 4 miles; LAKE WALES,
FL; ID: X25)
- BARTOW MUNI (about 14 miles; BARTOW, FL; ID: BOW)
Amtrak station near Lake Wales:
- 13 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.
College/University in Lake Wales:
- WARNER SOUTHERN COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 928; Location: 5301 US HWY 27 S; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.warner.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lake Wales:
- POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; WINTER
HAVEN, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,028)
- TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; LAKELAND,
FL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
- VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; ORLANDO,
FL; FT enrollment: 15,792)
- ROLLINS COLLEGE (about 51 miles; WINTER PARK, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,899)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (about 51 miles;
ORLANDO, FL; FT enrollment: 26,717)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 53
miles; MAITLAND, FL; FT enrollment: 3,992)
- SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; ST LEO, FL; FT
enrollment: 6,597)
Public high school in Lake Wales:
- LAKE WALES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,375; Location: #1 HIGHLANDER WAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Lake Wales:
- THE VANGUARD SCHOOL (Students: 129; Location:
2249 HIGHWAY 27 NORTH; Grades: 6 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lake Wales:
- MCLAUGHLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 892;
Location: 800 S 4TH STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JANIE HOWARD WILSON SCHOOL (Students: 588;
Location: 306 FLORIDA AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 571;
Location: 1051 STATE ROAD 60, EAST; Grades: PK - 05)
- SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 530;
Location: 321 E NORTH AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- POLK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 449;
Location: 110 E POLK AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- ROOSEVELT ACADEMY (Students: 343; Location:
115 E STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
- LAKE WALES B.E.S.T. (Students: 21; Location:
800 S FOURTH STEET; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Lake Wales:
- LAKE WALES LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 112;
Location: 640 S. SCENIC HWY.; Grades: PK - 8)
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