What kinds of homes are in Lake Wales, FL?

Name: Types of homes in Lake Wales, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Lake Wales, FL has 8,223 (±513) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 405 homes per square mile of land.

64.3% are detached single-family houses.

11.7% are in buildings of two to four units.

16.6% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 8,223 (±513)
Detached houses: 64.3%
2–4 unit buildings: 11.7%
5+ unit buildings: 16.6%

Homes in Lake Wales by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Lake Wales	Polk County	Florida	United States
Single-family, detached	64.3% (±4.3 points)	62.0%	54.7%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	1.9% (±0.8 points)	3.0%	6.7%	6.2%
2 units	5.4% (±3.1 points)	2.6%	2.0%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	6.3% (±1.6 points)	3.0%	3.9%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	7.6% (±2.4 points)	2.9%	4.7%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	4.6% (±2.0 points)	2.8%	5.4%	4.3%
20 or more units	4.4% (±1.9 points)	3.6%	14.4%	10.3%
Mobile home	5.5% (±1.6 points)	19.6%	8.0%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.6 points)	0.4%	0.2%	0.1%

In Lake Wales, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is higher than in Polk County (9.3%).

It is also lower than in Florida (24.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Lake Wales

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Wales
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Lake Wales	—	16.6% (±3.7 points)	—
Highland Park	4.5 mi	7.8% (±46.1 points)	Not measurably different
Crooked Lake Park	6.3 mi	5.0% (±9.8 points)	Lower
Dundee	6.7 mi	0.0% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Alturas	7.4 mi	0.7% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Babson Park	7.4 mi	0.0% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hillcrest Heights	7.7 mi	0.0% (±50.1 points)	Not measurably different
Cypress Gardens	8.0 mi	11.1% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Wahneta	8.3 mi	0.0% (±6.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Crooked Lake Park, FL (5.0%), Dundee, FL (0.0%), Alturas, FL (0.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Polk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
1	Grenelefe	41.7% (±16.0 points)
2	Loughman	36.5% (±14.4 points)
3	Lakeland	22.1% (±1.9 points)
4	Lake Wales	16.6% (±3.7 points)
5	Winter Haven	16.4% (±2.2 points)
6 (tie)	Medulla	15.6% (±4.5 points)
6 (tie)	Willow Oak	15.6% (±7.1 points)
8	Fuller Heights	12.8% (±5.6 points)
9	Cypress Gardens	11.1% (±5.7 points)
10	Bartow	9.7% (±3.3 points)

Showing 10 of 36 places in Polk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lake Wales

How many homes are in Lake Wales?

Lake Wales, FL has an estimated 8,223 (±513) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Lake Wales houses or apartments?

64.3% are detached houses and 1.9% attached houses, while 28.3% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Lake Wales?

11.7% of homes in Lake Wales are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Wales city, Florida

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Lake Wales city, Florida (place:38950, in state:12).

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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