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Placid Lakes, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $235,106 (it was $82,400 in 2000)
Placid Lakes:

$235,106
Florida:

$354,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $99,769 - $325,309

Total population: 3,442 (Urban population: 2,500 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 519 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 1,583 (1,329 occupied: 1,136 owner occupied, 193 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

15%
State:

33%

Housing density: 87 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $176,293.

Median contract rent in 2022: $971 (lower quartile is $923, upper quartile is $1,074)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $861


Median gross rent in Placid Lakes, FL in 2022: $1,123

Housing units in Placid Lakes with a mortgage: 515 (60 second mortgage, 63 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 548

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Placid Lakes, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 97,053
  • In family households: 79,195 (20,706 male householders, 7,321 female householders)
    22,127 spouses, 20,867 children (18,926 natural, 607 adopted, 1,334 stepchildren), 2,285 grandchildren, 805 brothers or sisters, 834 parents, foster children, 1,236 other relatives, 2,403 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 17,858 (6,382 male householders (4,963 living alone)), 8,195 female householders (7,187 living alone)), 3,281 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1,733 (1,127 institutionalized population)

9,801 married couples with children.
4,499 single-parent households (1,040 men, 3,459 women).

90.0% of residents of Placid Lakes speak English at home.
6.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 319 (8.7%)
(89.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.3
State:

5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Placid Lakes, Florida
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Placid Lakes, Florida
  • 0no bedroom
  • 241 bedroom
  • 5742 bedrooms
  • 4833 bedrooms
  • 414 bedrooms
  • 145+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Placid Lakes, Florida
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Placid Lakes, Florida
  • 18no bedroom
  • 211 bedroom
  • 1042 bedrooms
  • 503 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Placid Lakes in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Placid Lakes in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 36no vehicle
  • 5841 vehicle
  • 4362 vehicles
  • 673 vehicles
  • 134 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Placid Lakes in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Placid Lakes in renter-occupied apartments
  • 0no vehicle
  • 341 vehicle
  • 1392 vehicles
  • 203 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Placid Lakes, Florida
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Placid Lakes, Florida
  • 01 room
  • 62 rooms
  • 403 rooms
  • 1674 rooms
  • 4315 rooms
  • 2806 rooms
  • 1767 rooms
  • 198 rooms
  • 179+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Placid Lakes, Florida
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Placid Lakes, Florida
  • 71 room
  • 202 rooms
  • 193 rooms
  • 684 rooms
  • 645 rooms
  • 06 rooms
  • 157 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Placid Lakes, FL
  • Placid Lakes, FL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Placid Lakes, FL in 2022
  • 4,202Less than $10,000
  • 4,803$10,000 to $19,999
  • 5,703$20,000 to $29,999
  • 4,881$30,000 to $39,999
  • 4,518$40,000 to $49,999
  • 5,237$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4,865$60,000 to $74,999
  • 5,754$75,000 to $99,999
  • 4,452$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,326$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,876$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,862$200,000 or more

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.2%
Number of people working at home: 70 (7.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 13
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 49
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 195
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 172
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 61
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 79
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 42
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 36
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 23
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 56
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 29
  • 90 or more minutes: 47

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 647 (80.7%)
  • Carpooled: 143 (17.8%)
  • Walked: 4 (0.5%)
  • Other means: 8 (1.0%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Placid Lakes, Florida
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Placid Lakes, Florida
  • 401995 to March 2000
  • 01990 to 1994
  • 221985 to 1989
  • 291980 to 1984
  • 221975 to 1979
  • 531970 to 1974
  • 51965 to 1969
  • 55Before 1965
Ancestries in Placid Lakes, FL <small>(Other ancestries excluded from the graph)</small>

First ancestries reported:

  • Other: 586 (19.4%)
  • German: 416 (13.7%)
  • United States: 357 (11.8%)
  • Irish: 330 (10.9%)
  • English: 314 (10.4%)
  • Italian: 158 (5.2%)
  • Swedish: 126 (4.2%)
  • Polish: 100 (3.3%)
  • Scottish: 85 (2.8%)
  • French: 82 (2.7%)
  • Hungarian: 61 (2.0%)
  • Dutch: 57 (1.9%)
  • West Indian: 55 (1.8%)
  • French Canadian: 54 (1.8%)
  • Arab: 53 (1.8%)
  • Swiss: 38 (1.3%)
  • Norwegian: 36 (1.2%)
  • Subsaharan African: 35 (1.2%)
  • Russian: 21 (0.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 19 (0.6%)
  • Lithuanian: 10 (0.3%)
  • Czech: 9 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 9 (0.3%)
  • Portuguese: 8 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 7 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Canada
Placid Lakes:

24.8% (56)
Florida:

3.7% (99,139)

Chile
Placid Lakes:

17.3% (39)
Florida:

0.6% (15,919)

Mexico
Placid Lakes:

9.7% (22)
Florida:

7.1% (189,119)

Hungary
Placid Lakes:

7.5% (17)
Florida:

0.4% (9,948)

Costa Rica
Placid Lakes:

6.2% (14)
Florida:

0.5% (13,152)

Panama
Placid Lakes:

6.2% (14)
Florida:

0.7% (18,153)

Germany
Placid Lakes:

5.8% (13)
Florida:

2.4% (64,088)

Other Caribbean
Placid Lakes:

5.8% (13)
Florida:

1.4% (38,484)

Jamaica
Placid Lakes:

4.4% (10)
Florida:

5.3% (141,182)

Korea
Placid Lakes:

4.0% (9)
Florida:

0.6% (16,313)

Asia, n.e.c.
Placid Lakes:

3.1% (7)
Florida:

0.1% (2,625)

Netherlands
Placid Lakes:

2.2% (5)
Florida:

0.3% (7,322)

Lebanon
Placid Lakes:

2.2% (5)
Florida:

0.2% (5,486)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 989
  • Other state: 1,787
  • Northeast: 515
  • Midwest: 822
  • South: 440
  • West: 10

62% of Placid Lakes residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 7
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 11
  • 5th and 6th grade: 8
  • 7th and 8th grade: 65
  • 9th grade: 50
  • 10th grade: 51
  • 11th grade: 16
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 24
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 388
  • Less than 1 year of college: 65
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 186
  • Associate degree: 52
  • Bachelor's degree: 85
  • Master's degree: 44
  • Professional school degree: 12
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 13
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 32
  • 7th and 8th grade: 25
  • 9th grade: 41
  • 10th grade: 86
  • 11th grade: 43
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 47
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 416
  • Less than 1 year of college: 133
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 179
  • Associate degree: 62
  • Bachelor's degree: 115
  • Master's degree: 20
  • Professional school degree: 8
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Placid Lakes marital status for males
Placid Lakes marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,370
  • One, attached: 74
  • Two: 79
  • 3 or 4: 12
  • 10 to 19: 37
  • 20 to 49: 7
  • 50 or more: 4
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%
Year householders moved into residence in Placid Lakes

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 48
Here:

19.9%
Florida:

11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16
Here:

12.4%
Florida:

9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13
Here:

19.1%
Florida:

21.0%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability