Lakeland, Tennessee demographics

Lakeland, TN demographics: median age 41.0; 53.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Lakeland city, Tennessee · Incorporated city · GEOID 4740350. The survey estimates a population of 14,192 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Lakeland is 41.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.1 years. There are 5,313 households (±360). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.0 ±3.1	38.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,192
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Under 18	3,888 ±560	27.4% ±3.9 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	2,155 ±440	15.2% ±3.1 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	5,779 ±613	40.7% ±4.3 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	2,370 ±451	16.7% ±3.2 pp	17.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,192
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Male	7,043 ±427	49.6% ±3.0 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	7,149 ±428	50.4% ±3.0 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,192
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
White alone	10,083 ±730	71.0% ±5.1 pp	72.4%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,802 ±482	12.7% ±3.4 pp	15.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	845 ±380	6.0% ±2.7 pp	1.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	352 ±200 · low precision	2.5% ±1.4 pp · low precision	2.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,110 ±448	7.8% ±3.2 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,192
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,967 ±442	91.4% ±3.1 pp	92.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,225 ±446	8.6% ±3.1 pp	7.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,313
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,073 ±313	57.8% ±4.4 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	254 ±170 · low precision	4.8% ±3.2 pp · low precision	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	612 ±240	11.5% ±4.4 pp	12.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,273 ±353	24.0% ±6.4 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	101 ±68 · low precision	1.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,313
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,117 ±237	39.8% ±3.6 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,196 ±393	60.2% ±6.2 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,313
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,273 ±353	24.0% ±6.4 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,582 ±326	29.8% ±5.8 pp	35.2%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,081 ±273	20.3% ±4.9 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	873 ±212	16.4% ±3.8 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	347 ±136	6.5% ±2.5 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	136 ±83 · low precision	2.6% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	21 ±26 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,192
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Native	12,564 ±411	88.5% ±2.9 pp	93.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,628 ±412	11.5% ±2.9 pp	6.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 13,318
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
English only	11,286 ±564	84.7% ±3.9 pp	91.4%	77.7%
Spanish	764 ±328	5.7% ±2.5 pp	5.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	35 ±59 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	166 ±225 · low precision	1.2% ±1.7 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	270 ±301 · low precision	2.0% ±2.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	245 ±229 · low precision	1.8% ±1.7 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	63 ±117 · low precision	0.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	75 ±133 · low precision	0.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	225 ±132 · low precision	1.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	189 ±134 · low precision	1.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 9,272
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	284 ±137	3.1% ±1.5 pp	10.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,493 ±398	16.1% ±4.2 pp	31.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,931 ±412	20.8% ±4.4 pp	19.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	643 ±253	6.9% ±2.7 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,042 ±476	32.8% ±5.0 pp	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,879 ±415	20.3% ±4.4 pp	11.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 14,117
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Same house	12,462 ±537	88.3% ±3.8 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	732 ±391 · low precision	5.2% ±2.8 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	213 ±241 · low precision	1.5% ±1.7 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	710 ±381 · low precision	5.0% ±2.7 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.9% of Lakeland residents (±1.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 10.0% in Tennessee and 8.4% nationally. 95.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lakeland	Tennessee	U.S.	Compared with Tennessee
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.9% ±1.8 pp	10.0%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.4% ±2.3 pp	89.2%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.1% ±2.2 pp	7.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Lakeland . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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