Lake County vs Osceola County
Two neighbouring counties in Florida, compared on population, size, income and housing. They share a single point of border.
Lake County
Florida
Osceola County
Florida
Both outlines are drawn at true relative size. Lake County spans about 106.5 km at its widest.
Side by side
| Measure | Lake County | Difference | Osceola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 456,068 | -5.3% | 481,718 |
| Change since 2020 | 18.1% | -5.1 pp | 23.2% |
| Land area | 954 sq mi | -28.1% | 1,327 sq mi |
| Population density | 478 per sq mi | +31.7% | 363 per sq mi |
| Median household income | $73,161 | +0.7% | $72,637 |
| Median home value | $318,400 | -9.9% | $353,300 |
| Median age | 46.5 | +25.3% | 37.1 |
| Households | 164,497 | +15.2% | 142,794 |
| Housing units | 187,580 | +9.4% | 171,410 |
Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026; US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. The difference column is computed here: the first county's figure against the second, expressed as a percentage of the second. The change-since-2020 row is the exception: two growth rates differ in percentage points (pp), not percent. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
What the numbers say
- Osceola County holds about 1.1 times the population of Lake County: 481,718 against 456,068.
- Osceola County covers more ground, at 1,327 square miles against 954.
- Lake County is the more crowded of the two, at 478 people per square mile against 363.
- Median household income is higher in Lake County, by 524 dollars a year.
- Since 2020, Lake County has grown by 18.1% and Osceola County has grown by 23.2%.
- They share a single point of common border, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which almost no other county reference presents.
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Rebuilt from source data 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.