Lake City is home to 12,515 people in Florida. Owners hold 40% of the housing stock. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $184,900. People stay put here: 77% were in the same home a year ago. 4% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,472, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 77%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lake City
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants56.3% → 39.9%(−16.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share59.8% → 56.3%(−3.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share1.5% → 4.7%(+3.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Its weight in Columbia County
Lake City's population equals 17% of Columbia County's. Its number of households without a car equals 32% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 23% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)7.1%(66)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27%(252)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.7%(435)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.5%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 932 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lake City, decade by decade
Lake City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,927
$44,687
$93,123
14.5%
61.8
2000
9,980
$47,656
$104,199
15.8%
66.6
2010
12,046
$41,047
$188,309
15.2%
71.8
2020
12,329
$48,963
$142,172
22.7%
79.5
2024
12,515
$56,472
$184,900
23.7%
71.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
