Lake County, Florida
41 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 412,924
- Median household income
- $73,161
- ±1,462
- Unemployed
- 5.0%
- 9,233 of 184,692 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 92.6%
- 152,399 of 164,497 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Lake | 395,804 (2021) | 315 W Main St, Tavares | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 14
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Clermont | 44,530 (2021) | Po Box 120219, Clermont | Website |
| City of Eustis | 23,543 (2021) | Po Box 68, Eustis | Website |
| City of Fruitland Park | 8,605 (2021) | 506 W Berckman St, Fruitland Park | Website |
| City of Groveland | 20,398 (2021) | 156 S Lake Ave, Groveland | Website |
| City of Leesburg | 27,810 (2021) | Po Box 490630, Leesburg | Website |
| City of Mascotte | 7,332 (2021) | 100 E Myers Blvd, Mascotte | Website |
| City of Minneola | 14,878 (2021) | 800 N Highway 27, Minneola | Website |
| City of Mount Dora | 16,665 (2021) | 510 N Baker Street, Mount Dora | Website |
| City of Tavares | 19,526 (2021) | Po Box 1068, Tavares | Website |
| City of Umatilla | 3,709 (2021) | Po Box 2286, Umatilla | Website |
| Town of Astatula | 1,937 (2021) | Po Box 609, Astatula | — |
| Town of Howey in the Hills | 1,651 (2021) | Po Box 128, Howey in the Hills | Website |
| Town of Lady Lake | 16,195 (2021) | 409 Fennell Blvd, Lady Lake | Website |
| Town of Montverde | 1,694 (2021) | Po Box 560008, Montverde | — |
Special districts 26
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Lake County Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box 8, Mount Dora | — |
| Eustis City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1000 Wall St, Eustis | Website |
| Avalon Groves Community Development District | Other multi-function districts | 119 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee | — |
| Bella Collina Community Development District | Other multi-function districts | 135 W Central Blvd, Orlando | Website |
| Central Lake Community Development District | Other multi-function districts | 5385 N Nob Hill Road, Sunrise | — |
| Country Greens Community Development District | Other multi-function districts | 210 N University Dr, Coral Springs | Website |
| Cypress Reserve Community Development District | Other multi-function districts | 107 West College Avenue, Tallahassee | — |
| Deer Island Community Development District | Other multi-function districts | 219 E Livingston St, Orlando | Website |
| Founders Ridge Community Development District | Other multi-function districts | 2404 N Rio Grande Ave, Orlando | — |
| Hills of Minneola Community Development District | Other multi-function districts | 2300 Glades Road, Boca Raton | Website |
| Lake Emma Community Development District | Other multi-function districts | 219 East Livingston Street, Orlando | Website |
| Lake Harris Community Development District | Other multi-function districts | 107 West College Avenue, Tallahassee | — |
| Olympus Community Development District | Other multi-function districts | 119 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee | Website |
| Pacific Ace Community Development District | Other multi-function districts | 2300 Glades Road, Boca Raton | Website |
| Tara Oaks Community Development District | Other multi-function districts | 119 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee | Website |
| Village Center Community Development District | Other multi-function districts | 984 Old Mill Run, The Villages | Website |
| Village Community Development District 14 | Other multi-function districts | 984 Old Mill Run, The Villages | — |
| Village Community Development District NO. 11 | Other multi-function districts | 984 Old Mill Run, The Villages | Website |
| Wellness Ridge Community Development District | Other multi-function districts | 201 South Orange Avenue, Orlando | — |
| Arlington Ridge Community Development District | Other single function districts | 8529 Southpark Cir, Orlando | — |
| Cascades at Groveland Community Development District | Other single function districts | 3434 Colwell Ave, Tampa | — |
| Estates at Cherry Lake Community Development District | Other single function districts | 8529 S Park Cir, Orlando | — |
| Greater Lakes-Sawgrass Bay Community Development District | Other single function districts | 3434 Colwell Ave, Tampa | — |
| Waterford Landing Community Development District | Other single function districts | 2300 Glades Rd, Boca Raton | — |
| Lake Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1951 Woodlea Rd, Tavares | Website |
| Lake County Water Authority | Water supply utility | 27351 State Rd 19, Tavares | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
LAKE
School district61 schools
201 W BURLEIGH BLVD, Tavares, FL, 32778
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
""Health Happens"" Farmers' Market (Ocala) · Circle Square Commons Farmers Market (Ocala)
BTN Lake Nona Farmers' Market () · Heart of Christmas Farmer's Market () · Hunter's Creek Farmers Market () · and 6 more
Old - Town Farmers' Market (5770 Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway Kissimmee) · Celebration Sunday Farmers' Market (690 Celebration Avenue Celebration) · Downtown Kissimmee Farmers' Market (Darlington Avenue and Pleasant Street Kissimmee)
Lake Wales Downtown Farmers Market (20 Market St. Lake Wales) · International Market World Flea and Farmers Market (Auburndale) · Downtown Farmers' Curb Market (Lakeland) · and 1 more
Sanford State Farmers' Market (1300-1A South French Avenue Sanford) · Farmers' Market @ Hoover's Market (Altamonte Springs) · Good Neighbors Famers' Market (Oviedo)
Sumter County Farmers' Market (524 North Market Boulevard Webster)
Downtown Daytona Beach Farmers' Market (105 E. Orange Ave Daytona Beach) · Port Orange Green Market (5501 S. Williamson Blvd Port Orange) · City Island Farmers' Market (Daytona Beach) · and 4 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.