COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lakeside vs Florence
PLACE A
Lakeside, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Florence, South Carolina
Lakeside is 22% smaller than Florence. Lakeside earns more, with a median household income $25,541 higher. Florence has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 1%).
LAKESIDEFLORENCEDIFFERENCE
Total population32,10541,231−22% vs Florence
Population density2,3861,684+703
Population growth1.1%7.7%−6.6 pts
Median age39.537.8+1.7
Male46.9%45.0%+1.9 pts
Female53.1%55.0%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born7.7%5.2%+2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.7%40.5%+21.2 pts
Black16.4%49.8%−33.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.9%4.6%+9.3 pts
Asian1.5%3.2%−1.8 pts
Other6.6%1.9%+4.6 pts
Median household income$81,684$56,143+$25,541
Per capita income$34,954$34,306+$648
Poverty rate8.9%18.9%−10.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3670.499−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%30.4%−6.8 pts
Graduate degree8.5%13.5%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%5.4%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation63.5%61.4%+2.0 pts
Median home value$273,900$211,400+$62,500
Median gross rent$1,479$992+$487
Owner-occupied68.9%58.4%+10.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.5%14.1%−9.6 pts
Rent-burdened households49.7%48.5%+1.2 pts
Average commute28.618.7+10.0
Worked from home13.7%11.0%+2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured8.9%7.1%+1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024