South Carolina · Census place 39310
Lake City city, SC
Quick answer
Lake City city has 6,032 residents, ranking #94 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $35,000, the median home is worth $133,700 and median gross rent runs $696 a month.
- Population
- 6,032Lake City city residents
- Median household income
- $35,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $133,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $696Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 42.1%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 23.9% 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 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 24.5% of residents and 42.1% 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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- Walterboro city 5,490
- Belvedere CDP 5,458
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