Lake City, FL Population

Overview

12,325

Total Population

35.9

Median age

51.55%

Female population %

94:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

69.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

498

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Lake City's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lake City is 35.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lake City's population under 18 was 27.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lake City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.38% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lake City, 24.52% were under the age of 15, 18.69% aged 15 to 29, 40.41% aged 30 to 64, 14.18% aged 65 to 84, and 2.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 381 more females than males in Lake City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.55% females and 48.45% males in Lake City, FL.
The Lake City, FL gender ratio is 94:100 i.e. 94 men to 100 women (0.940).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 611.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 697.

Lake City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lake City population: 57.32% are White, 32.11% are Black or African American, 0.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.44% are Asian, 2.07% are some other race and 6.99% are multiracial.
Lake City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 498 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,827 (95.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lake City is White with a population of 7,065 (57.32% of the total population).

Lake City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 14,437 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Lake City's population decreased by 156 (1.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lake City's population increased by 452 (3.80%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lake City's population was lowest in year 2013 at 11,791.