Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Lake City is worth considering.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.19 minutes getting to work every day.
Lake City is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Lake City are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.53% of adults in Lake City having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lake City in 2022 was $34,170, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,680 for a family of four. However, Lake City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 German, Dutch, Polish, English, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Lake City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
