2020 census As of the
2020 census, there were 5,903 people, 2,393 households, and 1,568 families residing in the city. The median age was 38.9 years; 26.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 79.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 71.7 males. Of the 2,393 households in Lake City, 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 23.9% were married-couple households, 19.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 51.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 2,726 housing units, of which 12.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.9%. of 2000, there were 6,478 people, 2,409 households, and 1,705 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,704 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 71.43%
African American, 27.18%
White, 0.08%
Native American, 0.34%
Asian, 0.28% from
other races, and 0.69% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population. There were 2,409 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.6% were
married couples living together, 30.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.25. In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $22,534, and the median income for a family was $32,111. Males had a median income of $26,316 versus $19,679 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $14,452. About 26.9% of families and 31.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 45.0% of those under age 18 and 25.3% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==