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Benchmarking Lake County, Florida against all counties

 

Lake County, Florida has the 12th-lowest poverty rate (13.86%) among the 67 Florida counties. That 13.86% compares to an average of 18.25% and standard deviation of 5.10% across those 67 counties.

Lake County, Florida has these related standings among those 67 peer counties:

  • poverty rate = 13.86% (12th-lowest)

  • new-business growth rate = 12.44% (22nd-highest)

  • jobs within a 45-minute commute by car = 28,366 (20th-most)

  • variety of industries among available jobs = 0.87 (9th-greatest)

  • labor-force participation = 52.74% (32nd-highest)

  • average weekly wage = $692.00 (29th-lowest)

  • civilian labor-force unemployment = 4.9% (27th-lowest, tied)

  • households that receive public-assistance income = 1.97% (21st-fewest, tied)

  • median household income = $46,403 (25th-highest)

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Peers

beat out by St. Johns County, Florida (9.47%), Clay County, Florida (10.52%), Sumter County, Florida (10.90%), and Sarasota County, Florida (10.97%), and 7 others, ending with Monroe County, Florida (13.43%).

beat Brevard County, Florida (13.98%), Pasco County, Florida (14.03%), Collier County, Florida (14.06%), and Gulf County, Florida (14.32%), and 51 others, ending with DeSoto County, Florida (30.65%).

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References

  1. poverty rate. Lower values are better. Percentage of population below the federal poverty line. Source is the 2015 Census.