Cities / Georgia / Lake City

Lake City, GA

2,916 people

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Population & People

Population

2,916

Median age

45.5

Median household income

$54,464

Poverty rate

19.1%

Unemployment rate

1.9%

Bachelor's degree+

10.7%

Avg. commute

22 min

Hispanic or Latino

19.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$192,500

Median gross rent

$1,133/mo

Homeownership rate

52.96%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,203

HUD Fair Market Rent (Georgia statewide average across 159 areas — not specific to Lake City), 2026. Efficiency $979, 1BR $1023, 2BR $1203, 3BR $1524, 4BR $1775. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Georgia commercial electricity

11.5¢/kWh

Georgia industrial electricity

7.81¢/kWh

Georgia residential electricity

14.73¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

924828.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

710412.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Georgia

662.08

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Source: FRED, Georgia-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Georgia energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Georgia economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).