Jacksonville vs Lakeland
Jacksonville, FL compared with Lakeland, FL · 159 miles apart
Jacksonville has 1,017,689 residents to Lakeland’s 125,520. Jacksonville comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Lakeland does better on median rent, average commute, poverty rate.
| Jacksonville, FL | Lakeland, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,017,689 | 125,520 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,362 | 1,884 |
| Median household income | $69,872 | $64,185 |
| Median home value | $293,700 | $249,400 |
| Median rent | $1,465 | $1,395 |
| Homeownership | 57.6% | 56.4% |
| Average commute | 24.1 min | 23.1 min |
| Median age | 36.5 | 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 33.2% | 29.4% |
| Poverty rate | 14.5% | 13.2% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 4.5% |
| Price to income | 4.2× | 3.9× |
| Clear days a year | 27 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 42 | — |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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