Kathleen is a census-designated place (CDP) in Polk County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Kathleen had a population of 6,486. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
A post office called Kathleen has been in operation since 1886. The community was named for Catherine Prine, an early settler.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Kathleen had a population of 6,486. The median age was 38.2 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.7 males age 18 and over.
97.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 2.9% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,177 households in Kathleen, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.1% were married-couple households, 16.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.