Florida State Road 44 passes through Pine Lakes, leading northeast 10 miles (16 km) to DeLand and southwest 17 miles (27 km) to Mount Dora.

[7] As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 755 people, 282 households, and 205 families residing in the CDP.

There were 345 housing units at an average density of 222.5 per square mile (85.9/km2).

The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.95% White, 0.93% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.93% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.26% from two or more races.

20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.