Population
3,893
+33.4% since 2010
Typical home
$279K
−1.4% in a year
Household income
$71K
median
Jobs based here
286
A commuter town
What makes Eagle Lake stand out The 3 things Eagle Lake does most differently from other towns.
A growing town Eagle Lake has grown 33.4% since 2010 2,255 people in 2010; 3,893 today.
What’s changed most in Eagle Lake? 2,255 2010
3,008 2020
3,893 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Housing
A typical Eagle Lake home is worth about $279K The typical Eagle Lake home is worth about $279,000, down 1.4% in a year, 26% below the Florida typical home.
$279K Zillow home value
Typical home value Eagle Lake $279K
Florida $376K
Market temperature
Balanced A seller's market Buyer’s Seller’s −1.4%
value change, 1 year
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Eagle Lake Most working residents leave Eagle Lake for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Lakeland (12%), Bartow (11%) and Winter Haven (10%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
1% work in town
Where working residents work In Eagle Lake 1%
Lakeland 12%
Bartow 11%
Winter Haven 10%
Tampa 4%
15 mi
median commute distance
286
jobs based in Eagle Lake
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Schools
Eagle Lake’s public schools outperform 14% of Florida districts The public schools Eagle Lake’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 86% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
D School Grade
Health
Healthier than 22% of U.S. towns Eagle Lake beats the Florida average on 4 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
C− Health Grade
26 measures vs. Florida
What stands out Eagle Lake FL Fewer adults who have had cancer 7.1% 9.1% Fewer adults with heart disease 6.4% 7.5% More older adults who have lost all their teeth 19.1% 12.7%
Winter Haven Hospital
4.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
23rd
percentile among FL towns
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers Eagle Lake has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 50°, and snow is almost unheard of.
92° summer high
Typical low → high °F Winter 52–74°
Spring 61–84°
Summer 73–92°
Fall 65–85°
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with hurricanes at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.
59 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
59 Moderate risk Lower Higher Hurricanes Inland flooding Strong wind
1
paid flood claims since 2004
8
federal disasters paid out here
Outdoors
0.5% of Eagle Lake is conserved land 0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0.5% conserved
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 0.5%
conserved · 13 of 2,849 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Eagle Lake Park — 3
A commuter town 99% of working residents leave Eagle Lake for work Where Eagle Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
12% → Lakeland Lakeland 12%
11% → Bartow Bartow 11%
10% → Winter Haven Winter Haven 10%
4% → Tampa Tampa 4%
2% → Auburndale Auburndale 2%
2% → Orlando Orlando 2%
Eagle Lake · 1% stay
286 jobs based in Eagle Lake
1% of working residents work in town
15 mi median commute distance
How do you get to work from Eagle Lake?
Census LEHD 2023
2007 · Kevin' Seaplane · Wikimedia Commons
Eagle Lake’s story
146 years in pictures
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
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Eagle Lake is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Most of the town being centered around a subsection of U.S. Highway 17. The population was 3,008 as of 2020.
From Wikipedia , licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Established 1880
Population 3,008
Area 3.6 sq mi
Elevation 167 ft
ZIP code 33839
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