Lake City vs Sharon

A side-by-side comparison of Lake City and Sharon: population, income, housing, and more.

Lake City and Sharon are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sharon has the higher population (129 vs 0 in Lake City). Since 2019, Sharon's population has grown faster (-12.2% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Lake City	Sharon
Population	0	129
Median age	—	43.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$36,250
Median home value	—	$76,700
Housing units	0	78
Homeownership rate	—	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	8.7%
Unemployment rate	—	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake City	Sharon
Population	94 → 0 (-100.0%)	147 → 129 (-12.2%)
Median household income	—	$39,750 → $36,250 (-8.8%)
Median home value	—	$55,600 → $76,700 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$850 → $950 (+11.8%)

Lake City

Population

940

Sharon

Population

147129

Median household income

$39,750$36,250

Median home value

$55,600$76,700

Median gross rent

$850$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake City	Sharon
Under 5	—	3.9%
5 to 17	—	10.9%
18 to 24	—	5.4%
25 to 34	—	17.1%
35 to 44	—	13.2%
45 to 54	—	10.1%
55 to 64	—	15.5%
65 to 74	—	8.5%
75 and over	—	15.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake City	Sharon
White (non-Hispanic)	—	92.2%
Black or African American	—	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	5.4%
Asian	—	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	—	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake City	Sharon
No high school diploma	—	3.9%
High school graduate	—	40.8%
Some college or associate's	—	46.6%
Bachelor's degree	—	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	—	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake City	Sharon
Drove alone	—	75.7%
Carpooled	—	13.5%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	4.1%
Bicycle	—	4.1%
Worked from home	—	2.7%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake City	Sharon
1-unit, detached	—	94.9%
1-unit, attached	—	1.3%
2 to 4 units	—	0.0%
5 to 19 units	—	0.0%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Lake City	Sharon
Poverty rate	—	10.1%
Average household size	—	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	—	1938