Highlands County Real Estate - Lake Placid

Lake Placid is in South Central Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 2,223. Lake Placid is approximately 49 miles from Lehigh Acres (population 86,784) and around 50 miles from Port Charlotte (population 54,392).

The median age for residents of Lake Placid is 34.4. Around 33.7% of Lake Placid households include school aged children and 38.4% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 69.5% of the Lake Placid population are White, 7.1% are Black or African American, .4% American Indian, 1.1% Asian and 2.6% are Two or more Races. Lake Placid has a significant Hispanic population. 46% (1,024) of Lake Placid residents are of Hispanic or Latino origin. Of these 84.66% are of Mexican origin, 5.56% Puerto Rican, 2.53% Cuban and 7.22% are of other Hispanic or Latino origin.

There are 1,040 housing units in Lake Placid. 199 (19.1%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. There are 571 residential rental units in Lake Placid. 472 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 16.3%.

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Highlands County

Highlands County is located in the south central Florida region, along with Desoto, Hendry, Glades, Okeechobee, and Hardee counties. The largest industries providing employment are education & health services, natural resources & mining, trade & transportation, and government. Major private sector employers for Highlands County are Florida Hospital Heartland Division, Highlands Regional Medical Center, Cross Country Automotive Services, Wal-Mart Sebring, and Medical Data Systems. Top public sector employers are Highlands County School Board and Highlands County Board of Commissioners. Incorporated cities and towns include Avon Park, Lake Placid, and Sebring (county seat)

Neighboring Properties

AddressTypeSq FtClass 
100 Robinson St Mobile Home 672 B
101 Robinson St Private school or college 1,733 B
102 Robinson St Single Family 531 C
127 Josephine Ave Mobile Home 832 B
118 Williams Ave County Owned 0 L
135 Josephine Ave Single Family 1,556 B
103 Robinson St Single Family 751 C
140 Josephine Ave Single Family 1,575 B
137 Josephine Ave Single Family 2,156 B
104 Robinson St Single Family 848 C
123 Josephine Ave Well # 1 County Owned 560 B
105 Robinson St Vacant Residential 0 L
143 Josephine Ave Orphanage, other non-profit or charitable services 10,158 B
105 Brightside St Vacant Residential 0 L
106 Robinson St Single Family 530 C
107 Brightside St Vacant Residential 0 L
107 Robinson St Single Family 527 C
108 Robinson St Single Family 644 B
109 Brightside St Mobile Home 1,359 B
109 Robinson St Single Family 680 C
117 Cloverland St Vacant Residential 0 L
111 Brightside St Vacant Residential 0 L
120 Williams Ave Learning Center Church 10,537 B
112 Robinson St Mobile Home 672 B
114 Cloverland St Church 5,554 C
111 Robinson St Single Family 807 C
144 Josephine Ave Mobile Home 672 B
113 Brightside St Vacant Residential 0 L
130 Josephine Ave Church 790 B
115 Cloverland St Vacant Residential 0 L
123 Washington St Single Family 1,480 B
134 Josephine Ave Single Family 400 C
114 Robinson St Single Family 1,025 B
126 Josephine Ave Church 1,380 C
136 Josephine Ave Single Family 1,234 B
102 Brightside St Vacant Residential 0 L
119 Josephine Ave Single Family 1,000 B
115 Brightside St Single Family 2,803 B
101 Bunche St Miscellaneous Residential (migrant camp or boarding home.) 0 L
138 Josephine Ave Miscellaneous Residential (migrant camp or boarding home.) 0 L

Local Household Income

The median household income in this part of Florida is $44,029. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $15,516 per year. The top 10% earn more than $109,632 per year. The top 1% earn more than $372,033 per year. Most renters earn between $21,636 (20th percentile) and $39,204 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $88,058 and $110,073.

Source: US Census American Community Survey - 2008-2012 ACS 5-year PUMS estimates

Local Rents

The median monthly rent in this part of Florida is $727. Most renters earn between $1,803 and $3,267 per month. They typically spend 32% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $494 (20th percentile) to $1,009 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 11%.

Nearby Companies

New Life Assembly Church, Inc.
114 Cloverland St
Action Revival Center Inc.
124 Williams Ave
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