Indian Lake EstatesFL
Home to 984 people, the town was settled in 1957.
Is Indian Lake Estates a good place to live?
Indian Lake Estates’ average trip to work is 54 minutes, against 27 minutes in Florida’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 639 Florida towns, just 5 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Indian Lake Estates. Indian Lake Estates has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
984 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Indian Lake Estates: who provides what
Indian Lake Estates is unincorporated, so Polk County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Indian Lake Estates.
Indian Lake Estates has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Paid flood insurance claims in Indian Lake Estates since 2004: 19. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in the town than in 85% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Indian Lake Estates after 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Indian Lake Estates’ workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
The share of residents in Indian Lake Estates who live below the poverty line: 5.7%. For most workers, Indian Lake Estates is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 43, to 109. Half of commuters travel less than 51 miles.
| Indian Lake Estates | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in Indian Lake Estates is hotter than in most of Florida or the rest of the country
Summers in Indian Lake Estates are hot, and winters warm, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 50° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Indian Lake Estates stands out in Florida and nationally: a larger share of its adults report frequent physical distress
In Indian Lake Estates, 27% of adults say their health is fair or poor. Indian Lake Estates does better than the Florida average on 8 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 14.
| Indian Lake Estates | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Indian Lake Estates | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.6% | 13.9% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.8% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.2% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Indian Lake Estates sells for about $255K
For households in Indian Lake Estates, the share who own their home is 90%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0% of Indian Lake Estates is conserved land
1.8 miles of trail. The trail network density for Indian Lake Estates comes to 0.2 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Indian Lake Estates
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Indian Lake Estates
About 0 of every 100 Indian Lake Estates residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
99% of working residents leave Indian Lake Estates for work
Where Indian Lake Estates’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Indian Lake Estates
Unincorporated community in Florida, United States
Indian Lake Estates is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Indian Lake Estates had a population of 926. Indian Lake Estates is located on the eastern shore of Lake Weohyakapka (Lake Walk-in-Water), 14 miles (23 km) east-southeast of Lake Wales.
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- Elevation
- 69 ft
- ZIP code
- 33855
Questions about Indian Lake Estates
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Indian Lake Estates, FL a good place to live?
Indian Lake Estates has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.