| | People QuickFacts | Lake City | South Carolina |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 6,715 | 4,723,723 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 6,675 | 4,625,364 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 0.6% | 2.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 6,675 | 4,625,364 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 8.1% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 29.2% | 23.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 13.8% | 13.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 54.9% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 19.4% | 66.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 77.5% | 27.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 0.9% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 3.0% | 5.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 18.7% | 64.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 81.1% | 84.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 0.2% | 4.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 0.4% | 6.7% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 69.6% | 83.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 9.5% | 24.2% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 402 | 399,403 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 18.6 | 23.3 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 2,880 | 2,137,683 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 52.2% | 69.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 20.9% | 17.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $94,500 | $137,000 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 2,449 | 1,758,732 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.73 | 2.52 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $14,063 | $23,854 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $26,864 | $44,587 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 32.7% | 17.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Lake City | South Carolina |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 572 | 360,397 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 12.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 32.7% | 27.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 93,977,455 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 40,498,047 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 176,267 | 54,298,410 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $26,470 | $12,273 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 14,110 | 8,383,463 |