Lake City.
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7 tracts·11K people·$185K median·783/mi²
White 56 · Black 33 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 3 · Other 2 · Asian 1
Other 38 · Married couple 34 · Living alone 28
Health 28 · Retail 20 · Professional 16 · Leisure 16 · Public admin 10 · Manufacturing 7 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Service 27 · Sales · office 16 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 28 · Work from home 6 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lake City is $184,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Lake City has 12,515 residents across 2 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 36.9; the population is 56.3% White, 32.5% Black, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% Multiracial, 2.1% Other and 1.3% Asian; the average household has 2.5 people; 23.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 19.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
SUMMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (46%) and MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (42%) lead the elementary schools; RICHARDSON SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY (56%) and LAKE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (52%) lead the middle schools; PATHWAYS ACADEMY is the high school with reported scores (2%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,040/month, 34% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Lake City is $56,472 a year, 34% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Lake City, median rent is $1,040/month and the median home value is $184,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Lake City reported 15.6 violent crimes and 53.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2020).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 44°F; there are 94 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 55 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lake City are lightning (97), heat wave (66) and strong wind (65), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lake City, 0.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).