Placid Lakes, Florida

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Population in July 2007: 3,442.
Males: 1,649  (47.9%)
Females: 1,793  (52.1%)
Median resident age:

52.9 years
Florida median age:

38.7 years

Zip codes: 33852.

Estimated median household income in 2021: $51,388 (it was $31,914 in 2000)
Placid Lakes:

$51,388
FL:

$63,062

Estimated per capita income in 2021: $28,776 (it was $18,287 in 2000)

Placid Lakes CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $218,626 (it was $82,400 in 2000)
Placid Lakes:

$218,626
FL:

$290,700

Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $175,675; detached houses: $215,675; townhouses or other attached units: $147,279; in 2-unit structures: $130,460; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $140,266; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $148,684; mobile homes: $55,800; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $56,793
March 2022 cost of living index in Placid Lakes: 91.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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  • Races in Placid Lakes, FL (2000)
    • 2,51382.3%White alone
    • 32110.5%Hispanic
    • 1595.2%Black alone
    • 230.8%Asian alone
    • 170.6%American Indian alone
    • 160.5%Two or more races
    • 50.2%Other race alone

Races in Placid Lakes detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: German (13.6%), United States (11.7%), Irish (10.8%), English (10.3%), Italian (5.2%), Swedish (4.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 130 feet

Land area: 18.3 square miles.

Population density: 188 people per square mile   (very low).

Placid Lakes, Florida map

226 residents are foreign born (3.7% Latin America, 1.8% North America, 1.2% Europe).

This place:

7.4%
Florida:

16.7%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Placid Lakes CDP:

1.0% ($799)
Florida:

1.4% ($1,262)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cape Coral, FL (55.8 miles , pop. 102,286).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tampa, FL (81.6 miles , pop. 303,447).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (866.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities:

Lake Placid, FL (1.9 miles ),
Sylvan Shores, FL (2.3 miles ),
Sebring, FL (4.1 miles ),
Avon Park, FL (4.9 miles ),
Gardner, FL (5.0 miles ),
Northeast Glades, FL (5.1 miles ),
Lemon Grove, FL (5.2 miles ),
Southeast Arcadia, FL (5.3 miles )

Latitude: 27.26 N, Longitude: 81.40 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 863

Distribution of median household income in Placid Lakes, FL in 2021
Placid Lakes satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in November 2020:
Here:

3.7%
Florida:

2.6%
Most common industries in Placid Lakes, FL (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Health care (12.6%)
  • Public administration (8.1%)
  • Food & beverage stores (7.8%)
  • Educational services (6.7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.4%)
  • Construction (6.3%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.3%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (12.1%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.5%)
  • Food & beverage stores (7.1%)
  • Paper (6.7%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.7%)
  • Public administration (6.4%)
  • Health care (6.2%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (19.6%)
  • Educational services (12.1%)
  • Public administration (9.8%)
  • Personal & laundry services (9.8%)
  • Food & beverage stores (8.5%)
  • Real estate & rental & leasing (7.0%)
  • Finance & insurance (6.5%)
Most common occupations in Placid Lakes, FL (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.8%)
  • Cashiers (6.6%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.1%)
  • Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4.2%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Farmers and farm managers (8.1%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.9%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.4%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.2%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.8%)
  • Religious workers (4.5%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Cashiers (12.4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11.9%)
  • Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (8.3%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.2%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.2%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4.7%)
  • Personal appearance workers (4.7%)

Average climate in Placid Lakes, Florida

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Tornado activity:

Placid Lakes-area historical tornado activity is near Florida state average. It is 10% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/1971, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.0 miles away from the Placid Lakes place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/17/1982, a category F2 tornado 11.2 miles away from the place center injured 9 people.

Earthquake activity:

Placid Lakes-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Florida state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 330.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/23/2016 at 17:20:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 223.3 miles away from Placid Lakes center
On 9/21/2016 at 16:30:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 226.3 miles away from Placid Lakes center
On 9/4/2016 at 18:29:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 226.4 miles away from the city center
On 7/16/2016 at 20:00:10, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB) earthquake occurred 210.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/2016 at 17:10:48, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB) earthquake occurred 219.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Highlands County (23) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 12, Fires: 5, Tropical Storms: 5, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Placid Lakes topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Placid Lakes:

  • LAKE PLACID HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; LAKE PLACID, FL)
  • HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 15 miles away; SEBRING, FL)
  • RENAL CARE CENTER - SEBRING (Dialysis Facility, about 15 miles away; SEBRING, FL)
  • SEBRING NURSING SERVICES INC (Home Health Center, about 15 miles away; SEBRING, FL)
  • KENILWORTH CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; SEBRING, FL)

Amtrak station near Placid Lakes:

  • 17 miles: SEBRING (601 E. CENTER ST.) . Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Placid Lakes:

  • Polk State College (about 57 miles; Winter Haven, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,935)
  • Edison State College (about 58 miles; Fort Myers, FL; FT enrollment: 10,649)
  • Florida Gulf Coast University (about 60 miles; Fort Myers, FL; FT enrollment: 11,165)
  • Southeastern University (about 63 miles; Lakeland, FL; FT enrollment: 2,407)
  • Florida Southern College (about 63 miles; Lakeland, FL; FT enrollment: 2,460)
  • Indian River State College (about 66 miles; Fort Pierce, FL; FT enrollment: 12,211)
  • Hodges University (about 72 miles; Naples, FL; FT enrollment: 2,132)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Placid Lakes: Jacaranda Golf Club (A), Carlton Ranch (B), Placid Lake Volunteer Fire Department Station 39 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Placid Lakes: First Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Highlands County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.3 people
Florida:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

73.7%
Whole state:

66.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

4.8%
Whole state:

5.8%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

6.0%
Whole state:

12.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

1.5%
Whole state:

5.7%

For population 15 years and over in Placid Lakes:

Marital status in Placid Lakes, FL
  • Never married: 9.4%
  • Now married: 71.7%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 10.8%
  • Divorced: 7.3%

For population 25 years and over in Placid Lakes:

  • High school or higher: 77.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.2 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2000
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2000
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

11.3
Florida average:

12.6

Presidential Elections Results

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Religion statistics for Placid Lakes, FL (based on Highlands County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant20,13499
Mainline Protestant6,24917
Catholic4,0003
Other2,0337
Black Protestant1,58612
None64,784-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 22
This county:

2.22 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Highlands County:

0.10 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 11
This county:

1.11 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.28 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 36
This county:

3.64 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

3.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 44
This county:

4.44 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.45 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

13.4%
State:

9.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Highlands County:

25.3%
State:

23.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

14.1%
State:

14.0%

Strongest AM radio stations in Placid Lakes:

  • WJCM (1050 AM; 5 kW; SEBRING, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
  • WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFTL (850 AM; 50 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES II, L.L.C.)
  • WWCN (770 AM; 10 kW; NORTH FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WJPT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
  • WWTK (730 AM; 1 kW; LAKE PLACID, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WHOO (1080 AM; daytime; 35 kW; KISSIMMEE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
  • WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
  • WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Placid Lakes:

  • WWLL (105.7 FM; SEBRING, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WINK-FM (96.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWOJ (99.1 FM; AVON PARK, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WHPT (102.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WSJT (94.1 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WRXK-FM (96.1 FM; BONITA SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WRXK LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCKT (100.1 FM; PORT CHARLOTTE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGCU-FM (90.1 FM; FT. MYERS, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY)
  • WWRZ (98.3 FM; FORT MEADE, FL; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • W208AR (89.5 FM; LAKE PLACID, FL; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WZZS (106.9 FM; ZOLFO SPRINGS, FL; Owner: HEARTLAND BROADCASTING CORP)
  • W207AY (89.3 FM; SEBRING, FL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Placid Lakes:

  • WINK-TV (Channel 11; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W27AE (Channel 27; SEBRING, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
  • WBBH-TV (Channel 20; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WATERMAN BROADCASTING CORP. OF FLORIDA)
  • WTVK (Channel 46; NAPLES, FL; Owner: ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF FLORIDA, LLC)
  • WFTX (Channel 36; CAPE CORAL, FL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WRXY-TV (Channel 49; TICE, FL; Owner: WEST COAST CHRISTIAN TELEVISION, INC)
  • WMOR-TV (Channel 32; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
  • WGCU (Channel 30; FT. MYERS, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY)
Placid Lakes fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
See more detailed statistics of Placid Lakes fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 2Number of bridges
  • 10ft / 3.4mTotal length
  • 6,300Total average daily traffic
  • 945Total average daily truck traffic
  • 10,931Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic


Placid Lakes compared to Florida state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

Placid Lakes on our top lists:

  • #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Chile (population 500+)"
  • #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
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