COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lake City vs Gainesville
PLACE A
Lake City, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Gainesville, Texas
Lake City is 85% smaller than Gainesville. Lake City earns more, with a median household income $16,239 higher. Gainesville has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -3%).
LAKE CITYGAINESVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,84218,528−85% vs Gainesville
Population density1,582960+622
Population growth-3.2%8.7%−11.9 pts
Median age34.536.5−2.0
Male46.8%48.4%−1.6 pts
Female53.2%51.6%+1.6 pts
Foreign-born2.3%10.4%−8.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.7%58.2%+27.5 pts
Black0.9%6.8%−5.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.7%31.1%−24.4 pts
Asian0.4%0.9%−0.5 pts
Other6.3%3.0%+3.2 pts
Median household income$75,048$58,809+$16,239
Per capita income$30,854$31,046−$192
Poverty rate10.8%19.1%−8.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3610.445−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%19.4%+7.2 pts
Graduate degree16.8%6.0%+10.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%8.1%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation62.3%64.9%−2.6 pts
Median home value$165,600$177,000−$11,400
Median gross rent$871$1,038−$167
Owner-occupied84.0%57.6%+26.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%6.6%+3.3 pts
Rent-burdened households33.1%41.6%−8.4 pts
Average commute24.122.2+1.9
Worked from home6.4%5.6%+0.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.0%17.9%−16.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025