Lake County vs Volusia County

Two neighbouring counties in Florida, compared on population, size, income and housing. They share 47 mi of border.

Both outlines are drawn at true relative size. Lake County spans about 106.5 km at its widest.

Side by side

Lake County, Florida and Volusia County, Florida on shared measures. The middle column is the difference, computed from the two figures either side of it.
MeasureLake CountyDifferenceVolusia County
Population456,068-24.8%606,573
Change since 202018.1%+9.0 pp9.1%
Land area954 sq mi-13.4%1,101 sq mi
Population density478 per sq mi-13.2%551 per sq mi
Median household income$73,161+4.5%$70,044
Median home value$318,400+1.7%$313,000
Median age46.5the same46.5
Households164,497-32.0%241,881
Housing units187,580-33.5%282,109

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

  • Volusia County holds about 1.3 times the population of Lake County: 606,573 against 456,068.
  • Volusia County covers more ground, at 1,101 square miles against 954.
  • Volusia County is the more crowded of the two, at 551 people per square mile against 478.
  • Median household income is higher in Lake County, by 3,117 dollars a year.
  • Since 2020, Lake County has grown by 18.1% and Volusia County has grown by 9.1%.
  • They share 47 mi 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.