Lake Forest, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 4,964, Rural population: 0)

Lake Forest, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,691 (1,537 occupied: 1,309 owner occupied, 228 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	30%

Housing density: 2587 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this county: $293,801.

Median contract rent in 2007: $892 (lower quartile is $768, upper quartile is $1,040)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,056

Median gross rent in Lake Forest, FL in 2007: $1,059

Housing units in Lake Forest with a mortgage: 946 (88 second mortgage, 67 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 295

Lake Forest,FL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $233,937 (it was $79,500 in 2000)

Lake Forest:	$233,937
Florida:	$230,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $148,887 - $221,393

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $219,177
Here: $219,177
State: $334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $203,617
Here: $203,617
State: $258,333

Mobile homes: $23,500
Here: $23,500
State: $43,568

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,950

In family households: 4,471 (820 male householders, 368 female householders)
904 spouses, 1,520 children (1,414 natural, 79 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 319 grandchildren, 105 brothers or sisters, 73 parents, 162 other relatives, 200 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 479 (176 male householders (124 living alone)), 178 female householders (126 living alone)), 125 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 14 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 340 2-persons, 236 3-persons, 292 4-persons, 167 5-persons, 98 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 250 1-person, 79 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 9 4-persons.

836 married couples with children.
367 single-parent households (84 men, 283 women).

58.4% of residents of Lake Forest speak English at home.
33.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
7.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 1,558 (31.4%)
(38.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.2
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake Forest, Florida:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 30 3 rooms: 214 4 rooms: 129 5 rooms: 411 6 rooms: 259 7 rooms: 149 8 rooms: 83 9 or more rooms: 34

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake Forest, Florida:
	1 room: 17 2 rooms: 27 3 rooms: 23 4 rooms: 35 5 rooms: 54 6 rooms: 22 7 rooms: 32 8 rooms: 18 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 12
1995 to 1998: 14
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 74
1970 to 1979: 242
1960 to 1969: 386
1950 to 1959: 912
1940 to 1949: 45
1939 or earlier: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lake Forest:
	no bedroom: 54 1 bedroom: 110 2 bedrooms: 324 3 bedrooms: 696 4 bedrooms: 102 5 or more bedrooms: 23

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake Forest:
	no bedroom: 26 1 bedroom: 27 2 bedrooms: 38 3 bedrooms: 87 4 bedrooms: 50 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lake Forest in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 29 1 vehicle: 507 2 vehicles: 477 3 vehicles: 233 4 vehicles: 47 5 or more vehicles: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Lake Forest in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 42 1 vehicle: 109 2 vehicles: 46 3 vehicles: 31 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Lake Forest, FL:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 1
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 7
$50,000 to $59,999: 4
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 3
$80,000 to $89,999: 4
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 22
$125,000 to $149,999: 32
$150,000 to $174,999: 65
$175,000 to $199,999: 114
$200,000 to $249,999: 569
$250,000 to $299,999: 335
$300,000 to $399,999: 120
$400,000 to $499,999: 17
$500,000 to $749,999: 1
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Lake Forest rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lake Forest:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 1
$300 to $349: 4
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 3
$650 to $699: 21
$700 to $749: 23
$750 to $799: 21
$800 to $899: 41
$900 to $999: 50
$1,000 to $1,249: 35
$1,250 to $1,499: 12
$1,500 to $1,999: 9
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 8

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 388 1990 to 1994: 298 1985 to 1989: 186 1980 to 1984: 267 1975 to 1979: 163 1970 to 1974: 85 1970 to 1974: 105 1965 to 1969: 66

Lake Forest, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.3%
Number of people working at home: 55 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 29
5 to 9 minutes: 133
10 to 14 minutes: 224
15 to 19 minutes: 426
20 to 24 minutes: 350
25 to 29 minutes: 110
30 to 34 minutes: 416
35 to 39 minutes: 32
40 to 44 minutes: 51
45 to 59 minutes: 131
60 to 89 minutes: 62
90 or more minutes: 55

Lake Forest mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,566 (76%)
Carpooled: 388 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 45 (2%)
Bicycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 10 (0%)
Worked at home: 55 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 103
$10,000 to $14,999: 117
$15,000 to $19,999: 115
$20,000 to $24,999: 181
$25,000 to $29,999: 94
$30,000 to $34,999: 169
$35,000 to $39,999: 94
$40,000 to $44,999: 133
$45,000 to $49,999: 53
$50,000 to $59,999: 139
$60,000 to $74,999: 156
$75,000 to $99,999: 136
$100,000 to $124,999: 19
$125,000 to $149,999: 4
$150,000 to $199,999: 17
$200,000 or more: 12

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1858

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 541

United States or American: 406

Irish: 266

German: 260

Italian: 257

Haitian: 194

Jamaican: 183

English: 124

Bahamian: 81

Polish: 80

West Indian: 55

British: 47

French Canadian: 38

French (except Basque): 29

European: 24

Scottish: 22

Greek: 20

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 20

Welsh: 17

Swedish: 15

Brazilian: 14

Acadian/Cajun: 13

Russian: 12

Norwegian: 12

Portuguese: 11

Czechoslovakian: 10

Finnish: 8

Scotch-Irish: 8

British West Indian: 8

Canadian: 5

Danish: 5

Slovak: 5

Dutch: 4

Yugoslavian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Dominican Republic (22%)
Cuba (15%)
Haiti (14%)
Jamaica (9%)
Colombia (6%)
Peru (4%)
Other Caribbean (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1711
Northeast: 810
Midwest: 283
South: 346
West: 46

61% of Lake Forest residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 37
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 24
7th and 8th grade: 37
9th grade: 29
10th grade: 45
11th grade: 105
12th grade, no diploma: 145
High school graduate (or equivalency): 590
Less than 1 year of college: 84
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 177
Associate degree: 46
Bachelor's degree: 78
Master's degree: 36
Professional school degree: 13
Doctorate degree: 9

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 40
7th and 8th grade: 44
9th grade: 45
10th grade: 78
11th grade: 85
12th grade, no diploma: 132
High school graduate (or equivalency): 647
Less than 1 year of college: 134
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 155
Associate degree: 90
Bachelor's degree: 138
Master's degree: 17
Professional school degree: 31
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 14.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 1.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 21.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 15.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 17.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $42,247
Black householders: $41,862
Asian householders: $10,776
Some other race householders: $69,566
Two or more races householders: $52,517
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $47,757

Lake Forest household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lake Forest household income for Black householders

Lake Forest household income for Asian householders

Lake Forest household income for Some other race householders

Lake Forest household income for Two or more races householders

Lake Forest household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Lake Forest marital status for males

Lake Forest marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $231,877
Black or African American householders: $235,997
Asian householders: $250,121
Some other race householders: $223,343
Two or more races householders: $227,463
Hispanic or Latino householders: $241,293

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,539
One, attached: 26
3 or 4: 4
5 to 9: 27
10 to 19: 5
Mobile homes: 90

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,150

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lake Forest:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (86%) Utility gas (9%) No fuel used (4%) Solar energy (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (89%) Utility gas (7%) No fuel used (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 52

Here:	6.6%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	5.2%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 93

Here:	27.9%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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