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Lakeside, Florida.

A community in Clay County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Clay County’s.

Living in Lakeside, Clay County, Florida

Lakeside, in Clay County, had 31,275 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $81,684 a year and half less, against $87,820 across Clay County; 9% of its people live below the poverty line. 69% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 31% are rented. Unemployment in Clay County was 4.7% in August 2026, and the county had 0.4% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then shops.

People 31,275 in the 2020 census; median age 39.5
Household income $81,684 the median, give or take $7,253 · Clay County: $87,820
Unemployment 4.7% Clay County, August 2026; 4.5% a year before
Homes 69% lived in by their owners; 31% rented
  • 12,078households
  • 24%of adults have a degree
  • 9%below the poverty line
  • 29 mintypical commute
  • 14%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care21%
  • Shops (retail)18%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment10%
  • Banks, insurance and property9%
  • Professional and business services9%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities9%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Clay County had 57,660 jobs in 2025, 0.4% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 66° and 47°; warmest in July, 92° and 76° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 66° 47° F M A M J J 92° 76° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 66° and 47°; warmest in July, 92° and 76° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 66° 47° F M A M J J 92° 76° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 66° and lows near 47°; warmest in July, with highs near 92° and lows near 76°. About 48 inches of rain a year, and little or no snow.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Jacksonville Nas weather station, 9 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Lakeside

  1. WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters355
  2. Publix Super MarketsSupermarkets and other grocery stores149
  3. Publix Super MarketsSupermarkets and other grocery stores136
  4. T&M Electric of Clay CountyElectrical contractors130
  5. BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.Warehouse club and supercenters87
  6. Gordon ChevroletAutomobile dealers, new only or new and used87
  7. WalmartSupermarkets and other grocery stores82
  8. AT&TWired telecommunications carriers66

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 16 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 1,418 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. LightningRelatively high
  2. HurricanesRelatively moderate
  3. TornadoesRelatively moderate
  4. Inland floodingRelatively moderate
  5. Heat wavesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Lakeside’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively moderate. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Clay County.