Lake City

Population: 6,032
Median household income: $35,000
Median home value: $133,700

Lake City is a community in Florence County, South Carolina, home to 6,032 residents. Its median household income of $35,000 runs below the Florence County figure of $56,650.

From 2019 to 2023, Lake City's population declined 8.8% from 6,617 to 6,032, while its median home value rose 49.1% from $89,700 to $133,700.

24.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.35 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,032
Median age: 44.1 yrs
Median household income: $35,000
Median home value: $133,700
Median gross rent: $696
Housing units: 3,029
Homeownership rate: 42.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6176,032

Median household income

$38,613$35,000

Median home value

$89,700$133,700

Median gross rent

$719$696

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,617	$38,613	$89,700	$719
2020	6,562	$37,887	$84,800	$759
2021	6,028	$34,260	$91,600	$632
2022	6,080	$37,013	$120,100	$683
2023	6,032	$35,000	$133,700	$696

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6419.1%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	288	4.8%
5 to 17	724	12.0%
18 to 24	656	10.9%
25 to 34	775	12.8%
35 to 44	715	11.9%
45 to 54	593	9.8%
55 to 64	1,154	19.1%
65 to 74	582	9.6%
75 and over	545	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,431	23.7%
Black or African American	4,145	68.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	408	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	48	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate40.3%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	679	15.6%
High school graduate	1,760	40.3%
Some college or associate's	1,053	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	635	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	237	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled20.3%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,001	75.7%
Carpooled	538	20.3%
Public transit	10	0.4%
Walked	29	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	66	2.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,334	51.7%
15 to 29 min	372	14.4%
30 to 44 min	441	17.1%
45 to 59 min	54	2.1%
60+ min	377	14.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 24.5% (1,472 of 6,003)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,143	44.8%
Nonfamily households	1,409	55.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,552	84.3%
Vacant	477	15.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,074	42.1%
Renter-occupied	1,478	57.9%

1-unit, detached65.6%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units15.7%

5 to 19 units12.7%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,987	65.6%
1-unit, attached	25	0.8%
2 to 4 units	477	15.7%
5 to 19 units	384	12.7%
20 or more units	20	0.7%
Mobile home & other	136	4.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4539310
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.44 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.8677, -79.7539