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13,100 residents make their home in this town in Washington.
Lakeland South’s weakest subject is cost of living (D) — the typical home is worth about $589K, 5.1 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. Health is its strong suit — CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 90% of the country. Incomes are a strength too (B+): the median household earns $111K. Put together, the subjects come to a C+ overall, ranking 162nd of 285 in Washington. That leaves it better than 38% of U.S. towns. Jovita Land Company Model Home-Corbett House is on the National Register of Historic Places. 27% of residents are under 18 here, above both the Washington town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). The biggest park or preserve is Five Mile Lake Park, at 33 acres.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap.
11,574 counted in 2010 and 13,169 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Lakeland South is from typical.
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Census counts: 5,225 in 1980, 13,169 in 2020. The archive holds 5 maps from 1949 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lakeland South. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
in town Theme parkWild Waves Theme Park
7 mi Stadium & arenaTacoma Dome
22 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile ParkSpace Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wild Waves Theme Park: Jessica Spengler from Hove, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Tacoma Dome: Broran28, Public domain · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0
Lakeland South is unincorporated, so King 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 Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Lakeland South.
Lakeland South has fewer 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than Auburn and its other neighbors and sends most of its workers to Seattle and beyond.
That grade tops all 6 graded neighbors; Auburn (A−) comes closest.
In Lakeland South, 15% of adults say their health is fair or poor. CDC measures, 31 in all: Lakeland South beats Washington on 5 and trails on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 70% had a checkup this year, 16% get no exercise outside work.
| Lakeland South | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 33% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lakeland South | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with obesity | 24.7% | 30.6% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.5% | 9.5% |
| More adults lacking emotional support | 30.1% | 28% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
One of its 4 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Federal Way School District. Also worth knowing: 3 public schools serve Lakeland South, with 1,483 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoyah Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 570 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
Lakeland South has 533 jobs for its 5,878 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Just 1% of Lakeland South’s working residents have a job in town. The average trip to work for Lakeland South comes to 30 minutes. The top destinations are Seattle (17%), Tacoma (8%) and Federal Way (8%). Lakeland South: 6.2% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Lakeland South | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $111,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trails run 3.0 miles in 4 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Lakeland South: 4, covering 75 acres. Its concentration of trails stands at 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Lakeland South | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Five Mile Lake Park | 0.7 mi | 33 |
| 2. South County Ballfields | 0.1 mi | 22 |
| 3. Lake Geneva Park | — | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Seattle Tacoma Intl Ap weather station, 12 miles away, records that about 4 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 98% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 76.9°, cooler than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.6°.
About 6 inches of snow falls in a winter. Lakeland South’s July high comes in at 77°F.
| Lakeland South | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 77°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 35°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Lakeland South, 73% come from earthquakes and 23% from inland flooding. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 2009: one.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Lakeland South typically sold within 44 days of listing. In Lakeland South, the going rate for rent is $1,899 a month. Sellers in Lakeland South got 98.4% of the asking price, typically.
| Lakeland South | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,899 a month | $1,737 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 70% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
10 within 15 miles of the center of Lakeland South
About 5 of every 100 Lakeland South residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
Where Lakeland South’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Lakeland South is a census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 13,169 at the 2020 census. Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Lakeland South ranks 65th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
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6 towns share a border with Lakeland South.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland South | #162 | C+ | D | — | C | A |
| Federal Way | #242 | C− | C− | D | C− | A− |
| Auburn | #214 | C− | D | D | B− | A− |
| Algona | #140 | B− | C+ | B− | B− | B+ |
| Milton | #210 | C− | D | C− | B− | B |
| Pacific | #146 | C+ | C− | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Edgewood | #132 | B− | D | C | B+ | A− |
Lakeland South reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Lakeland South with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lakeland South grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #162 of 285 in Washington. It grades A for health and C for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $589,000, 0% above the Washington typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
