Lakeland is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 2,953 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lakeland is the 223rd largest community in Georgia.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.99% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Lakeland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In Lakeland, just 10.93% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Lakeland in 2022 was $13,543, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $54,172 for a family of four. Lakeland also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 46.14% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Lakeland is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lakeland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lakeland residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Lakeland include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Lakeland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.