Lake City vs McBain

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

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

McBain has the higher population (825 vs 669 in Lake City). Lake City has the higher median household income ($59,750 vs $46,786 in McBain). Lake City has the higher median home value ($157,500 vs $116,100 in McBain).

Population, income & housing

	Lake City	McBain
Population	669	825
Median age	41.3 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,750	$46,786
Median home value	$157,500	$116,100
Median gross rent	$666	$380
Housing units	396	312
Homeownership rate	84.1%	60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake City	McBain
Population	771 → 669 (-13.2%)	659 → 825 (+25.2%)
Median household income	$45,714 → $59,750 (+30.7%)	$38,491 → $46,786 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$94,500 → $157,500 (+66.7%)	$94,300 → $116,100 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $666 (+8.6%)	$341 → $380 (+11.4%)

Lake City

Population

771669

Median household income

$45,714$59,750

Median home value

$94,500$157,500

Median gross rent

$613$666

McBain

Population

659825

Median household income

$38,491$46,786

Median home value

$94,300$116,100

Median gross rent

$341$380

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake City	McBain
Under 5	3.6%	6.8%
5 to 17	19.4%	13.9%
18 to 24	3.3%	10.3%
25 to 34	16.7%	14.7%
35 to 44	9.6%	13.0%
45 to 54	6.0%	9.5%
55 to 64	11.4%	9.8%
65 to 74	18.8%	7.6%
75 and over	11.2%	14.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake City	McBain
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	76.1%
Black or African American	1.8%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.4%	1.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake City	McBain
No high school diploma	6.7%	7.4%
High school graduate	24.5%	51.3%
Some college or associate's	45.2%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake City	McBain
Drove alone	75.1%	74.3%
Carpooled	15.4%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.7%	13.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	0.8%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake City	McBain
1-unit, detached	89.9%	67.9%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	6.7%
20 or more units	1.5%	17.3%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Lake City	McBain
Poverty rate	15.2%	10.5%
Average household size	2.65	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1965	1958