Placid Lakes, Florida
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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.
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
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Placid Lakes, FL
- 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).
226 residents are foreign born (3.7% Latin America, 1.8% North America, 1.2% Europe).
This place: | 7.4% |
Florida: | 16.7% |
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:
Latitude: 27.26 N, Longitude: 81.40 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 863
Here: | 3.7% |
Florida: | 2.6% |
- 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%)
- 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%)
- 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%)
- 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%)
- 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%)
- 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
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
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).
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)
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:
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
This place: | 2.3 people |
Florida: | 2.5 people |
This place: | 73.7% |
Whole state: | 66.9% |
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
This place: | 6.0% |
Whole state: | 12.5% |
This place: | 1.5% |
Whole state: | 5.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Placid Lakes:
- 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
Here: | 11.3 |
Florida average: | 12.6 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Placid Lakes, FL (based on Highlands County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 20,134 | 99 |
Mainline Protestant | 6,249 | 17 |
Catholic | 4,000 | 3 |
Other | 2,033 | 7 |
Black Protestant | 1,586 | 12 |
None | 64,784 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Highlands County: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. |
Florida: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 3.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Florida: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.44 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 13.4% |
State: | 9.2% |
Highlands County: | 25.3% |
State: | 23.7% |
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)
- 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+)"