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Lake City is a Census town of 508 people across 0.73 square miles of land, in San Patricio County. Median household income is $51,000, 81.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lake City
What Lake City is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.73 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land697 plus or minus 235
- County holding the largest share of its areaSan Patricio County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake City
How many people live in Lake City
- Population508 plus or minus 171
- Median age40.6 plus or minus 21.9
- Population under 18150 plus or minus 57
- Share under 1829.5 percent
- Population 65 and over115 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over22.6 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Households192 plus or minus 45
- Family households123 plus or minus 34
- Share of households that are families64.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lake City
- Median household income$51,000 plus or minus $16,163
- Per capita income$28,242 plus or minus $8,274
- Civilian labor force185 plus or minus 67
- Employed185 plus or minus 67
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over342 plus or minus 85
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.6 percent plus or minus 27.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lake City
- Housing units307 plus or minus 67
- Occupied units192 plus or minus 45
- Vacant units115 plus or minus 51
- Vacancy rate37.5 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Owner occupied157 plus or minus 36
- Renter occupied35 plus or minus 25
- Ownership rate81.8 percent plus or minus 26.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$101,800 plus or minus $50,537
- Median gross rent, monthly$981
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.1 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Single family units233 plus or minus 67
- Share single family75.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes74 plus or minus 33
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lake City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute175 plus or minus 62
- Commuting under 15 minutes39 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.3 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more92 plus or minus 44
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more52.6 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Drove alone90.3 percent plus or minus 46.1
- Carpooled4.3 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake City
Flood risk in Lake City
- NFIP communityCity of Lake City
- NFIP community number480175
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/04/16(M)
The City of Lake City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480175 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
San Patricio County, not Lake City
San Patricio County context, not Lake City figures
- Establishments in San Patricio County1,131
- Covered employment, San Patricio County21,522
- Average annual pay, San Patricio County$63,090
- Housing units permitted, San Patricio County471
Every figure in this section is published for San Patricio County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lake City.
All San Patricio County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lake City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lake City, Texas?
508, in 192 households. Lake City town covers 0.73 square miles of land, which is 697 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lake City in?
San Patricio County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lake City?
$51,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $101,800. Median gross rent is $981 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lake City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lake City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lake City, city of, community 480175, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lake City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for San Patricio County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lake City.
Is zoning published for Lake City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.