Georgia · Census place 44508
Lake City city, GA
Quick answer
Lake City city has 2,911 residents, ranking #243 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $57,300, the median home is worth $168,500 and median gross rent runs $1,130 a month.
- Population
- 2,911Lake City city residents
- Median household income
- $57,300Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $168,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,130Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lake City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lake City city median would spend about 23.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.8% of residents and 51.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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