Lakeland is a medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 14,147 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lakeland is the 43rd largest community in Tennessee. Lakeland home prices are not only among the most expensive in Tennessee, but Lakeland real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Lakeland is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Lakeland is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lakeland who work in management occupations (16.78%), sales jobs (11.01%), and healthcare (9.39%). Also of interest is that Lakeland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Lakeland telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.12% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Because of many things, Lakeland is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Lakeland really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Lakeland perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Lakeland is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Lakeland, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Lakeland is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 55.72% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Lakeland in 2022 was $52,019, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $208,076 for a family of four. Lakeland is a very 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lakeland include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Lakeland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
