Lake City, IA Population

Overview

1,738

Total Population

50.9

Median age

52.93%

Female population %

88.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

77.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

37

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lake City is 50.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lake City's population under 18 was 17.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lake City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lake City, 15.25% were under the age of 15, 15.30% aged 15 to 29, 41.20% aged 30 to 64, 22.55% aged 65 to 84, and 5.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 102 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 52.93% females and 47.07% males in Lake City, IA.
The Lake City, IA gender ratio is 88.9:100 i.e. 88.9 men to 100 women (0.889).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 102.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 82.

Lake City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lake City population: 95.91% are White, 0.12% are Black or African American, 0.46% are Asian, 1.55% are some other race and 1.96% are multiracial.
Lake City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 37 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,701 (97.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lake City is White with a population of 1,667 (95.91% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,814 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lake City's population decreased by 90 (4.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lake City's population decreased by 4 (0.23%), 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 2009 at 1,581.