Lake City vs Sun City

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

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

Sun City has the higher population (38 vs 0 in Lake City). Since 2019, Sun City's population has grown faster (-5.0% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Lake City	Sun City
Population	0	38
Median age	—	68.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$54,219
Median home value	—	$120,000
Housing units	0	42
Homeownership rate	—	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	5.6%
Unemployment rate	—	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake City	Sun City
Population	94 → 0 (-100.0%)	40 → 38 (-5.0%)
Median household income	—	$43,438 → $54,219 (+24.8%)
Median home value	—	$71,300 → $120,000 (+68.3%)

Lake City

Population

940

Sun City

Population

4038

Median household income

$43,438$54,219

Median home value

$71,300$120,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake City	Sun City
Under 5	—	0.0%
5 to 17	—	5.3%
18 to 24	—	0.0%
25 to 34	—	0.0%
35 to 44	—	7.9%
45 to 54	—	18.4%
55 to 64	—	10.5%
65 to 74	—	47.4%
75 and over	—	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake City	Sun City
White (non-Hispanic)	—	92.1%
Black or African American	—	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.0%
Asian	—	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	—	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake City	Sun City
No high school diploma	—	8.3%
High school graduate	—	41.7%
Some college or associate's	—	44.4%
Bachelor's degree	—	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	—	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake City	Sun City
Drove alone	—	83.3%
Carpooled	—	16.7%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	0.0%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake City	Sun City
1-unit, detached	—	88.1%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	0.0%
5 to 19 units	—	0.0%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Lake City	Sun City
Poverty rate	—	0.0%
Average household size	—	1.81
Median year structure built	—	1956