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Buenaventura LakesFL

Buenaventura Lakes, FL is a 26K-resident city in Osceola County with a median household income of $68,887.

Osceola County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Buenaventura Lakes, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Buenaventura Lakes has a population larger than 57% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $327,500.

Data updated 2026-09-04

26K
Population (place)
Top 43%
By size
$68,887
Median income (place)
$327,500
Median home (place)
13.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Buenaventura Lakes

Buenaventura Lakes posts a median household income higher than 35% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 36%
by median income, US cities

Where Buenaventura Lakes income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$68,887 Bottom 35% higher than 35% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Buenaventura Lakes $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in FL

Population among 310 FL places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Jacksonville is the largest FL city on this list; Pinecrest leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in FL

Median household income among the same 310-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Pinecrest posts the highest place-level median income in FL; Jacksonville is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Buenaventura Lakes, FL beyond the headline numbers

Buenaventura Lakes sits inside Osceola County, Florida, at roughly 28.34°N, -81.35°W. Population 26,079, $68,887 median household income. Median home value $327,500, median rent $1,806. Poverty rate 13.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in Buenaventura Lakes, FL stands at 13.3%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

A median home in Buenaventura Lakes runs about 4.8 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Remote work covers 10.3% of Buenaventura Lakes workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 27.5% in Buenaventura Lakes, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Buenaventura Lakes from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
26,079
Buenaventura Lakes · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$68,887
-23% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$327,500
-21% vs avg
Median Age (place)
37.6
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Osceola County): Buenaventura Lakes's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
427K+53%
Median Income
$72,637+65%
Median Home Value
$353,300+172%
Poverty Rate
12.8%-28%
Unemployment
5.4%-58%

Economics

Economics indicators for Buenaventura Lakes, FL
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,806/mo
Poverty Rate
13.3% +7% vs avg
Unemployment 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 22.4%
Work From Home 10.3%
Public Transit 1.1%

Population

White 24.2%
African American 12.1%
Asian 3.1%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
41.7%
Short Sleep Duration
40.5%
High Blood Pressure
36.6%
Physical Inactivity
33.1%
Lack of Health Insurance
27.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.6%
Diabetes
16%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.8%
Binge Drinking
14%
Current Smoking
12%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 49.7%
Annual Checkup 75.8%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
8.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.6%
Stroke
3.5%

What alerts and safety updates affect Buenaventura Lakes?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Buenaventura Lakes right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet FL-BUENAVENTURA-LAKES · Buenaventura Lakes

Buenaventura Lakes: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Buenaventura Lakes; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Florida state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Buenaventura Lakes, FL?
Buenaventura Lakes, FL has a population of 26,079 people, located in Osceola County, Florida.
What is the median household income in Buenaventura Lakes?
The median household income in Buenaventura Lakes, FL is $68,887 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 13.3%.
What is the median home value in Buenaventura Lakes?
The median home value in Buenaventura Lakes, FL is $327,500. Median rent is $1,806/month.
What are the top health concerns in Buenaventura Lakes?
The top health indicators in Buenaventura Lakes include Obesity (41.7%), Short Sleep Duration (40.5%), High Blood Pressure (36.6%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Buenaventura Lakes?
The median age in Buenaventura Lakes, FL is 37.6 years. 22.4% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Buenaventura Lakes, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (13.3% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($68,887 here).

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Using Buenaventura Lakes's profile

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Osceola County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.