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Population (year 2000): 6,478. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,690 (+3.3% change)
Males: 2,873 (44.4%), Females: 3,605 (55.6%)
Florence County
Zip code:
29560
Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $22,534 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,400 (year 2000)
Races in Lake City:
- Black (71.4%)
- White Non-Hispanic (26.8%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: Subsaharan African (5.9%), United
States (5.0%), English (4.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), Irish
(1.5%).
Elevation: 77 feet
Land area: 4.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lake City
- High school or higher: 58.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 13.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lake City city
- Never married: 34.1%
- Now married: 38.5%
- Separated: 5.2%
- Widowed: 12.9%
- Divorced: 9.2%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -701 (-9.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Lake City:
- CAROLINAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM LAKE CITY (258 N
RON MCNAIR BLVD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lake City:
- WILLIAMSBURG REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
KINGSTREE, SC)
- CAROLINAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM (about 19 miles; FLORENCE,
SC)
- REGENCY HOSPITAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 19 miles;
FLORENCE, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake
City:
- FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 22 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID:
FLO)
- SHAW AFB (about 50 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)
- MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 60 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC;
ID: MYR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake City:
- LAKE CITY MUNI CJ EVANS FIELD (about 2 miles; LAKE
CITY, SC; ID: 51J)
- WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY (about 13 miles; KINGSTREE, SC;
ID: CKI)
- HEMINGWAY-STUCKEY (about 21 miles; HEMINGWAY, SC;
ID: 38J)
Amtrak station near Lake City:
- 15 miles: KINGSTREE (101 E. MAIN ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lake City:
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 23
miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
- FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; FLORENCE,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
- COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; CONWAY,
SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
- HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 59 miles;
CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
- TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
- CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 69
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
Public high school in Lake City:
- LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,159;
Location: 652 MATTHEWS ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lake City:
- LAKE CITY ELEMENTARY (Students: 595;
Location: 906 NORTH MATTHEWS ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- RONALD E. MCNAIR MIDDLE (Students: 499;
Location: 311 CARVER STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MAIN STREET ELEMENTARY (Students: 484;
Location: 318 E. MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- J. PAUL TRULUCK MIDDLE (Students: 395;
Location: 319 CARLISLE ST.; Grades: 06 - 08)
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