Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinics in Lake Wales, FL

Lake Wales community health snapshot

3 urgent care locations for 16,785 residents of Lake Wales — about 1.8 per 10,000 people.

• 16,785Residents
• 8.6%Without health insurancebelow Florida's 11.5%
• $56,347Median household incomebelow Florida's $74,568
• 19.2%Under 18about the same as Florida (19.5%)
• 26.7%65 and olderabove Florida's 21.3%
• 22.4%Below the poverty lineabove Florida's 12.6%

Families, coverage and getting to care in Lake Wales

• 5.9%Children under 5above Florida's 5.0%
• 25.5%Households with childrenbelow Florida's 26.5%
• 53.1%Covered by public insuranceabove Florida's 36.9%
• 51.8%Covered by private insurancebelow Florida's 63.9%
• 16.8%Living with a disabilityabove Florida's 13.7%
• 25.8%Age 5+ speaking a language other than English at homebelow Florida's 30.6%
• 9.9%Households without a vehicleabove Florida's 6.0%
• 23.9 minAverage commute to workFlorida average 28.0 min
• 7.2%Veterans (adults)about the same as Florida (7.4%)

• 22.7% of residents age 5+ speak Spanish at home — when you call, ask whether the clinic has Spanish-speaking staff or an interpreter service.
• 53.1% of residents have public coverage such as Medicaid or Medicare — confirm a clinic accepts your specific plan before you go.

Sources: Population, age, household, income, insurance, disability, language, vehicle, commuting, veteran, and poverty figures — U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Data Profiles DP02, DP03, DP04 and DP05, for Lake Wales city, Florida in Polk County; Florida comparison figures from the same tables at the state level. Estimates carry margins of error. Clinic count — federal NPPES provider registry listings in this directory. census.gov/acs · data.census.gov · NPPES registry