Lake Wales city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Lake Wales city's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
8.5%
2023
9.7%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+14.1%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -0.4 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +0.1 pp (1.2%) |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +0.4 pp (4.9%) |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +1.6 pp (18.6%) |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -0.5 pp (-4.9%) |