Lake City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 12,602 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Lake City is the 197th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lake City is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lake City is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake City who work in healthcare (9.75%), office and administrative support (8.72%), and sales jobs (8.17%). Being a small city, Lake City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Lake City is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.38% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lake City in 2022 was $27,065, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,260 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, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Lake City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
