Census place 1238425

Lake Mary

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Lake Mary city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Lake Mary.

According to the 2025 estimate, Lake Mary has a population of 16,789 and 1,849 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 176 covered Florida places are: median household income is $109,173, above the comparison median of $73,566; median home value is $494,900, above the comparison median of $363,750; and population density is 1,849/sq mi, below the comparison median of 2,757/sq mi. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median household income
$109,173
Above the comparison median of $73,566
median home value
$494,900
Above the comparison median of $363,750
population density
1,849/sq mi
Below the comparison median of 2,757/sq mi

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Lake Mary's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
16,789
2025 estimate
Annual change
-0.1%
Population estimate
Density
1,849/sq mi
9.1 sq mi land area
Median age
43.8 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$109,173
Median home value
$494,900
Median gross rent
$2,120
Bachelor’s degree or higher
50.9%
Typical commute
24.6 min
Drive-alone commute
62.9%
Public transit commute
0.5%
Walked to work
1.2%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
37.1%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
48.3%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
64.2%
Unemployed residents 16+
1.7%
Working from home
26.5%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
95.2%
Homes built 2020+
4.5%
Households without a vehicle
2.7%
Households with children
25.3%
Residents with a disability
11.1%
Residents without insurance
8.5%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Seminole County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
27
Hurricane declarations
18
Tropical Storm declarations
4
Severe Storm declarations
3

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: ORLANDO SANFORD AP (6 mi from place center)
Average high
83.2°F
Average low
63.2°F
Annual rainfall
49.6"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Lake Mary.

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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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