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Lake City, FL
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Lake City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 12,449 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, Lake City is the 197th largest community in Florida. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Lake City, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Lake City, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Lake City’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Lake City does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $43,396.00.

As is often the case in a small city, Lake City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The education level of Lake City citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.14% of adults in Lake City have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lake City in 2018 was $25,568, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,272 for a family of four. However, Lake City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lake City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lake City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lake City include English, German, Irish, African, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Lake City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.


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