Lake City, CO

Census Place

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2023 Population

474

1.94% 1-year growth

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

54.4

0.911% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$62,422

8.47% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$409,300

19.8% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

236

10.8% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Lake City, CO had a population of 474 people with a median age of 54.4 and a median household income of $62,422. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Lake City, CO grew from 465 to 474, a 1.94% increase and its median household income grew from $57,548 to $62,422, a 8.47% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lake City, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (86.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (6.33%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (3.8%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.38%), and White (Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Lake City, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Lake City, CO was $409,300, and the homeownership rate was 78.7%.

Most people in Lake City, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 7.09 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake City, CO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 13.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (410 people) in Lake City, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 30 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 18 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake City, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
410 ± 110
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
30 ± 44
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
18 ± 22

3.38%

Hispanic Population

16 people

3.38% of the people in Lake City, CO are hispanic (16 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lake City, CO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
206,571 ± 10,957 people
India
22,427 ± 3,670 people
China
17,909 ± 3,280 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 206,571 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,427 and China with 17,909.

Foreign-Born Population

1.27%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6 people

1.08%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

5 people

As of 2023, 1.27% of Lake City, CO residents (6 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lake City, CO was 1.08%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lake City, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
9 ± 21
Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 23
Gulf War (1990s)
0 ± 18

Lake City, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, NaNy times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lake City, CO employs 236 people. The largest industries in Lake City, CO are Other Services, Except Public Administration (47 people), Construction (30 people), and Educational Services (25 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($79,107), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($79,107), and Construction ($52,500).

Males in Colorado have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $67,859. The income inequality in Colorado (measured using the Gini index) is 0.464, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

236

2023 Value

± 103

10.8%

1 Year growth

± 56%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lake City, CO grew at a rate of 10.8%, from 213 employees to 236 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake City, CO, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (35 people), Management Occupations (27 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (25 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake City, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

236

2023 Value

± 103

10.8%

1 Year growth

± 56%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lake City, CO grew at a rate of 10.8%, from 213 employees to 236 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake City, CO, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (47 people), Construction (30 people), and Educational Services (25 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake City, CO, though some of these residents may live in Lake City, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,694

Median earning men ± $2,939

$32,500

Median earning women ± $37,226

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($78,393) and Construction ($52,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,828).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

Y-Axis

1.73%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Lake City, CO. Showing the available data for Colorado.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (54.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

Michael Bennet

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.

John Hickenlooper

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Colorado

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Colorado have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

Measure

In 2022, 0.886% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.84% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (1.16M), Some college (997k), and High School or Equivalent (997k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake City, CO was $409,300 in 2023, which is 1.35 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $341,700 to $409,300, a 19.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake City, CO is 78.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Lake City, CO have an average commute time of 7.09 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake City, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$409,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$73,268

$196

Median Property Taxes

±$64

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lake City, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lake City, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.7%

Homeownership

2023

85%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 78.7% of the housing units in Lake City, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lake City, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9731

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Lake City, CO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$62,422

Median Household Income

± $32,851

249

Number of Households

± 72

In 2023, the median household income of the 249 households in Lake City, CO grew to $62,422 from the previous year's value of $57,548.

The following chart displays the households in Lake City, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $35k - $40k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake City, CO is from Colorado.

0.464

2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.465

2021 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2022, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (45.8%)
Walked (27.5%)
Worked At Home (15.7%)

In 2023, 45.8% of workers in Lake City, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (27.5%) and those who worked at home (15.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

7.09 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake City, CO have a shorter commute time (7.09 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lake City, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lake City, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lake City, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lake City, CO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake City, CO (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake City, CO is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

84.6% of the population of Lake City, CO has health coverage, with 29.7% on employee plans, 17.3% on Medicaid, 28.5% on Medicare, 7.81% on non-group plans, and 1.27% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16% under 18 years, 12.9% between 18 and 34 years, 41.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 29.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.7% were men and 48.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

15.4%

Uninsured

29.7%

Employer Coverage

17.3%

Medicaid

28.5%

Medicare

7.81%

Non-Group

1.27%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lake City, CO declined by 13.7% from 17.8% to 15.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lake City, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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