Being a small city, Lake City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Lake City are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.06% of adults in Lake City having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lake City in 2022 was $26,949, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,796 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 Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Lake City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
