Umatilla is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,685 at the 2020 census. Umatilla is known as the Gateway to the Ocala National Forest, located in northern Lake County.
Geography
Florida State Road 19 passes through the center of town, leading south to Tavares, the county seat, and north through the Ocala National Forest to Palatka. Umatilla is northwest of Orlando and southwest of Daytona Beach.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which are land and , or 16.00%, are water.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable"
|+Umatilla racial composition<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (NH = Non-Hispanic)<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010
!Pop 2020
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|White (NH)
|2,938
|2,996
|85.01%
|81.30%
|-
|Black or African American (NH)
|110
|60
|3.18%
|1.63%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|9
|11
|0.26%
|0.30%
|-
|Asian (NH)
|6
|19
|0.17%
|0.52%
|-
|Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)
|0
|2
|0.00%
|0.05%
|-
|Some other race (NH)
|3
|9
|0.09%
|0.24%
|-
|Two or more races/Multiracial (NH)
|20
|127
|0.58%
|3.45%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|370
|461
|10.71%
|12.51%
|-
|Total
|3,456
|3,685
|100.00%
|100.00%
|-
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Umatilla had a population of 3,685. The median age was 53.5 years. 17.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 34.9% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 88.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.
There were 1,657 households, of which 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.2% were married-couple households, 17.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 3,456 people, 1,403 households, and 968 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the census