Lake Alfred's Livability
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C+
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B
Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Crime -
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Commute -
D+
Education -
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D
Amenities
About Lake Alfred, FL
Lake Alfred, FL is located in Polk County in the state of Florida.
The total City Population for Lake Alfred is about 6,196 with about 252 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $168,085, which is roughly 34% lower than the Average Home Value of $255,473 for the state of Florida, and roughly 23% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $48,203, which is roughly 25% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $64,192 for the state of Florida, and roughly 26% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.47Male Population Estimate: 43.6%
Female Population Estimate: 56.4%
Median Age: 38.5
Male Median Age: 43.5
Female Median Age: 46.0
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:18.9%
Hispanic:17.7%
Asian:8.8%
Other:5.5%
Indian:1.1%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 42.26%
Libertarian: 0.76%
Other: 0.18%
Green: 0.12%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Lake Alfred specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Polk County: About 4.73029 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Polk County: About 340.511 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Polk County is about 16% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 15% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Lake Alfred is about 8.6%.
Florida is ranked #32 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 36.22 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 30.13The average living wage for the state of Florida is $32.28/hr, while the states minimum wage is $8.65/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Florida a minimum wage score of 25.7 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $6.98/hr, which gives Florida a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 75.11 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Florida is $173.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 19.4 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Florida does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Florida does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Florida does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Florida does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Florida does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Florida does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Florida does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Florida does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Florida does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Florida does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Florida does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Florida does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Florida does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Florida does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Florida does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Florida does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Florida does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Florida does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 33850Latitude: 28.104100
Longitude: -81.726400
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 150.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 863