Lakeland North, Washington

Lakeland North, Washington
Census-designated place
Location of Lakeland North, Washington
Coordinates: 47°20′13″N 122°16′54″W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	King
Area
• Total	3.36 sq mi (8.69 km2)
• Land	3.25 sq mi (8.41 km2)
• Water	0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)
Elevation	420 ft (130 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	12,942
• Density	3,987/sq mi (1,539.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
FIPS code	53-37420
GNIS feature ID	2408558

Lakeland North is a census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 12,942 at the 2010 census. Part of the community was annexed into neighboring Auburn in 2008.

Geography

Lakeland North is located in southwestern King County at 47°19′58″N 122°16′37″W (47.332822, -122.276997). It is bordered to the east by Auburn, to the south and west by Federal Way, and to the north by Kent. Interstate 5 runs along the west edge of the community, with access from Exit 143 (South 320th Street) at the southwest corner of the CDP and from Exit 147 (South 272nd Street) at the northwest corner. I-5 leads north 21 miles (34 km) to downtown Seattle and south 11 miles (18 km) to Tacoma.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Lakeland North CDP has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.7 km²), of which 3.2 square miles (8.4 km²) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²), or 3.24%, are water. Lake Dolloff is in the southern part of the community, and Star Lake is in the north.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1980	11,648		—
1990	14,402		23.6%
2000	15,085		4.7%
2010	12,942		−14.2%
source:

As of the census of 2000, there were 15,085 people, 4,978 households, and 4,101 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,841.4 people per square mile (1,096.9/km²). There were 5,067 housing units at an average density of 954.4/sq mi (368.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.45% White, 3.41% African American, 1.07% Native American, 6.95% Asian, 0.50% Pacific Islander, 1.62% from other races, and 4.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.56% of the population.

There were 4,978 households out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 12.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,292, and the median income for a family was $64,158. Males had a median income of $45,199 versus $31,753 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,776. About 3.4% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.