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Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 5,969
  equals Births 36,736
  less Deaths 30,767
Net Migration 39,733
  equals net International Migration 14,510
  plus net Domestic Migration 25,223

The population of the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA changed from 603,192 on 2010 to 650,092 in 2015 -- a change of 46,900 (7.78%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (39,733) exceeded natural change (5,969); net migration has been the primary contributing factor for the metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Polk County, FL12105P0000001 603,192 609,544 615,584 622,895 635,264 650,092 46,900 7.78
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Polk County, FL12105B0000001 7,008 7,173 7,248 7,238 7,481 7,596 36,736 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Polk County, FL12105D0000001 5,204 5,965 5,833 6,160 6,400 6,409 30,767 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Polk County, FL12105NC000001 1,804 1,208 1,415 1,078 1,081 1,187 5,969 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Polk County, FL12105MI000001 1,876 2,721 2,629 2,657 3,247 3,256 14,510 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Polk County, FL12105MD000001 660 2,762 2,008 3,090 7,675 9,688 25,223 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Polk County, FL12105MN000001 2,536 5,483 4,637 5,747 10,922 12,944 39,733 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Polk County, FL12105GQ000001 12,547 12,873 12,149 12,494 12,838 12,617 70 0.56

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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