CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lake City

South Carolina · 7,153 residents · 5.45 sq mi

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With 7,153 people, Lake City is a city in South Carolina. The poverty rate is 40.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 44% less than in South Carolina as a whole. Median home value sits at $44,900. Households take in $14,741 at the median, 51% less than the US figure. Renters pay $243 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,153

+10%vs 2000

vs 6,478 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.9

−10%vs 2000

vs 34.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.45 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(585)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910%(715)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(665)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(566)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(409)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(1,082)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(872)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(658)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(641)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(591)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(320)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(49)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,741

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,534 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,733

−46%vs 2000

vs $14,452 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

40.0%

+8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,900

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$243

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $301 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.9%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.5% in 2000

36.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic26.8%(1,734)

Black71.2%(4,612)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(71)

Asian0.3%(22)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic33.4%(2,392)

Black66.6%(4,761)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.4%(25)

Ancestry

English4.5%(271)

Irish2.7%(163)

American2.1%(127)

German2.1%(125)

Italian1.6%(93)

French1.2%(73)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(55)

Guyanese0.8%(50)

Scottish0.8%(45)

Arab0.6%(33)

Lebanese0.6%(33)

Finnish0.5%(29)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.3%(16)

Ghanaian0.3%(16)

Swedish0.3%(16)

Polish0.2%(12)

Russian0.2%(12)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.4%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.5%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.4 min

−7%vs 2000

vs 19.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married56.2%(1,372)

Married28.3%(691)

Widowed2.8%(68)

Divorced12.8%(312)

Women 15+

Never married53.3%(1,492)

Married25.5%(715)

Widowed16.1%(452)

Divorced5%(140)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2013

from 14.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.2%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 37.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.5%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.5%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.0%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 42.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.7%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.7%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 48.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.1%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)33.8%(137)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)50.9%(206)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24%(97)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(14)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 405 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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