Lakeland South is a census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States.

[3] Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Lakeland South ranks 65th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.

Lakeland South is located in southwestern King County and is bordered to the north and west by the city of Federal Way, to the northeast by Auburn, to the east by Algona and Pacific, and to the south by Milton and Edgewood.

At the 2000 census,[2] there were 11,436 people, 4,135 households and 3,163 families residing in the CDP.

17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.