Lake City, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,909

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

45.5

6.06% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

19.1%

20.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$54,464

4.95% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$192,500

Population & Diversity

Lake City, GA is home to a population of 2.91k people, from which 79.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 41% of Lake City, GA residents were born outside of the country (1.19k people).

In 2024, there were 1.01 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (938 people) in Lake City, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 928 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 452 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

79.3%

2024 Citizenship

83.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 79.3% of Lake City, GA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lake City, GA was 83.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lake City, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake City, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
938 ± 382
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
928 ± 430
Other (Hispanic)
452 ± 369

19.8%

Hispanic Population

576 people

19.8% of the people in Lake City, GA are hispanic (576 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lake City, GA 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 Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

41%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.19k people

36.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.07k people

As of 2024, 41% of Lake City, GA residents (1.19k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lake City, GA was 36.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
28 ± 32
Gulf War (2001-)
12 ± 30

Lake City, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.33 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lake City, GA.

Economy

The economy of Lake City, GA employs 1.51k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lake City, GA were Other Services, Except Public Administration (368 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (259 people), and Construction (233 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($163,578), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($163,578), and Transportation & Warehousing ($88,125).

Employment

Occupations

1.51k

2024 Value

± 367

4.78%

1 Year growth

± 30.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake City, GA grew at a rate of 4.78%, from 1.45k employees to 1.51k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake City, GA, are Sales & Related Occupations (249 people), Personal Care & Service Occupations (225 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (164 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake City, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.51k

2024 Value

± 367

4.78%

1 Year growth

± 30.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake City, GA grew at a rate of 4.78%, from 1.45k employees to 1.51k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake City, GA, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (368 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (259 people), and Construction (233 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake City, GA, though some of these residents may live in Lake City, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,375

Median earning men ± $13,044

$30,500

Median earning women ± $28,272

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($61,025), Construction ($50,329), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($49,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($89,688), Manufacturing ($78,056), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($65,288).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake City, GA was $192,500 in 2024, which is 0.579 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $168,500 to $192,500, a 14.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake City, GA is 53%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lake City, GA have an average commute time of 24.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake City, GA is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$192,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,633

$536

Median Property Taxes

±$165

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, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

53%

Homeownership

2024

73.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 53% of the housing units in Lake City, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 51.8%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$54,464

Median Household Income

± $19,477

1.01k

Number of Households

± 257

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.01k households in Lake City, GA declined from $54,464 from the previous year's value of $57,300.

The following chart displays the households in Lake City, GA 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake City, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (55.4%)
Carpooled (25.6%)
Worked At Home (10.7%)

In 2024, 55.4% of workers in Lake City, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (25.6%) and those who worked at home (10.7%).

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

24.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake City, GA have a shorter commute time (24.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.04% of the workforce in Lake City, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lake City, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lake City, GA have 4 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake City, GA (500 out of 2.62k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake City, GA is Black, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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

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

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

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