Lake County, FL

Welcome to Lake County.

Lake County has a population of 386.8 thousand and a total area (land and water combined) of 1,156.8 square miles.

Total GDP for the county increased 47%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $14.2 billion.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Lake County voted for Republican candidates every single time.

The largest city in the county is Clermont.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	41.27%	56.44%	+
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	38.9%	60.02%	++
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	42.84%	56.36%	+
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	40.98%	58.11%	+
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	36.86%	59.95%	++
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	39.52%	59.56%	+
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	47%

Government Enterprises	9%	9%
Private Industries	91%	52%
Agriculture	2%	20%
Mining	<1%	7%
Utilities	<1%	23%
Construction	10%	67%
Manufacturing	4%	61%
– Durable	2%	80%
– Nondurable	2%	47%
Trade	13%	47%
– Wholesale	2%	45%
– Retail	11%	47%
Transportation	3%	74%
Information	2%	45%
Finance & Insurance	3%	31%
Real Estate	25%	55%
Professional & Business Services	8%	91%
Educational Services	1%	61%
Healthcare & Social Services	12%	34%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	<1%	78%
Accommodation & Food Services	4%	41%
Other Services²	3%	35%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers	62	84
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings	56	78
📺 Electronics & Appliance	24	72
🛒 Grocery Stores	102	86
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores	26	73
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	109	86
⛽ Gasoline Stations	119	87
👕 Clothing Stores	49	71
👠 Shoe Stores	8	36
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry	10	43
🏸 Sporting Goods	27	73
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers	4	19
🏬 Department Stores	84	90
💐 Florists	8	50
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops	21	67
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies	13	57
🍺 Bars & Taverns	23	67
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	278	88
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	217	84
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	277	88
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation	43	77
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	15%	$179,500	N/A
Top 20%	43%	$129,600	$165,200
Next highest 20%	25%	$76,000	$92,000
Middle 20%	18%	$54,200	$61,900
Second lowest 20%	10%	$29,800	$40,300
Bottom 20%	3%	Below $10,000	$17,700
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		73%	$61,400
Self-Employment		6%	$14,400
Investment Income¹		8%	$19,600
Social Security		41%	$16,500
Supplemental Security		5%	Below $10,000
Public Assistance		2%	Below $10,000
Retirement		24%	$17,100
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	<1%	2%	4%	7%
$25K – $49K	1%	4%	6%	11%
$50K – $99K	1%	9%	11%	13%
$100K – $199K	<1%	7%	10%	7%
$200K & more	<1%	1%	3%	2%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$43,100	$25,100
African-American	$27,100	$25,300
Hispanic	$26,800	$24,000
Asian

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$25,900
Highschool & GED	$44,100	$27,500
Some College to Associate’s	$53,200	$21,100
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$26,500	$42,000
Graduate Degree		$65,100

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$48,000	$41,200
STEM²
Gray-Collar³	$43,800	$41,300
Pink-Collar⁴		$30,400
Sales⁵	$26,000	$31,600
Blue-Collar⁶	$34,400	$27,500
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche
Coastal Flooding	+
Cold Waves	+++	$
Drought	+
Earthquake	+	$
Hail	+
Heat Waves
Hurricane	+++	$$
Ice Storm
Landslide	+
Lightning	+++	$
Riverine Flooding	+	$
Strong Wind	++++	$
Tornado	++	$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+++	$
Winter Weather
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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