Lake City

Population: 12,404
Median household income: $51,175
Median home value: $178,600

Lake City is a community in Columbia County, Florida, home to 12,404 residents. The median household income of $51,175 is below the Columbia County median ($55,070).

Between 2019 and 2023, Lake City's population grew 2.8% from 12,063 to 12,404, while its median home value rose 67.2% from $106,800 to $178,600.

The median resident is 38.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,404
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $51,175
Median home value: $178,600
Median gross rent: $940
Housing units: 5,487
Homeownership rate: 39.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,06312,404

Median household income

$38,000$51,175

Median home value

$106,800$178,600

Median gross rent

$856$940

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,063	$38,000	$106,800	$856
2020	12,166	$40,397	$117,300	$866
2021	12,325	$43,396	$133,400	$884
2022	12,307	$46,172	$156,800	$952
2023	12,404	$51,175	$178,600	$940

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	663	5.3%
5 to 17	2,318	18.7%
18 to 24	1,142	9.2%
25 to 34	1,400	11.3%
35 to 44	1,990	16.0%
45 to 54	1,197	9.7%
55 to 64	1,325	10.7%
65 to 74	1,373	11.1%
75 and over	996	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,130	57.5%
Black or African American	3,940	31.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.1%
Asian	153	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	274	2.2%
Two or more races	404	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	496	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree18.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	914	11.0%
High school graduate	2,829	34.2%
Some college or associate's	2,436	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,501	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	601	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled15.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,843	75.3%
Carpooled	811	15.9%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	24	0.5%
Bicycle	26	0.5%
Worked from home	309	6.1%
Other means	86	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,349	49.0%
15 to 29 min	1,156	24.1%
30 to 44 min	574	12.0%
45 to 59 min	227	4.7%
60+ min	486	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 22.6% (2,613 of 11,559)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,858	58.6%
Nonfamily households	2,021	41.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,879	88.9%
Vacant	608	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,943	39.8%
Renter-occupied	2,936	60.2%

1-unit, detached55.4%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units20.0%

5 to 19 units14.5%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,040	55.4%
1-unit, attached	59	1.1%
2 to 4 units	1,099	20.0%
5 to 19 units	798	14.5%
20 or more units	283	5.2%
Mobile home & other	208	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1237775
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.43 sq mi
Center point: 30.1886, -82.6422