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Lake City, SC Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lake City is $17,110, which is lower than the state average of $24,222 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Lake City median household income is $29,431, which has grown by 30.61% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 21.44% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lake City residents spend 23.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #233

Lake City, SC	17,110 USD
South Carolina	24,222 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lake City, SC	22,366 USD
South Carolina	26,972 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lake City, SC	27,049 USD
South Carolina	31,966 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lake City, SC	20,745 USD
South Carolina	22,711 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #255

Lake City, SC	29,431 USD
South Carolina	45,033 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lake City, SC	44,083 USD
South Carolina	61,196 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #93

Lake City, SC	30.61%
South Carolina	21.44%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lake City, SC		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.45%	$72,727, see rank	17.72%	$16,178	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.69%	$16,442, see rank	33.28%	$17,816	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.23%	$5,768, see rank	1.59%	$3,088	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.42%	$20,848, see rank	20.18%	$22,391	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lake City, SC	33,795 USD
South Carolina	55,506 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lake City, SC	47,175 USD
South Carolina	71,602 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lake City, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$42,656, see rank	$52,089	$56,900
Black	$24,871, see rank	$29,971	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lake City, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$11,400, see rank	$22,083	$25,788
25 to 44	$21,316, see rank	$48,649	$58,398
45 to 64	$32,489, see rank	$52,814	$65,027
65 or over	$28,056, see rank	$35,552	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lake City, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,139, see rank	3,768,421	248,775,628
Male¹	2,112, 41.10%, see rank	48.08%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,087, 51.47%, see rank	65.98%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.46%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,087, 51.47%, see rank	64.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	800, 73.60%, see rank	89.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	287, 26.40%, see rank	10.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,025, 48.53%, see rank	34.02%	30.72%
Female¹	3,027, 58.90%, see rank	51.92%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,486, 49.09%, see rank	56.78%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,486, 49.09%, see rank	56.49%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,147, 77.19%, see rank	89.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	339, 22.81%, see rank	10.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,541, 50.91%, see rank	43.22%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lake City, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,937, 100%	2,022,019	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,680, 86.73%, see rank	82.69%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	132, 6.81%, see rank	9.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	23, 1.19%, see rank	0.61%	5.06%
Walked	35, 1.81%, see rank	2.10%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	67, 3.46%, see rank	3.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lake City, SC	23.2 minutes
South Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lake City, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,947	2,031,997	143,435,233
Male¹	800, 41.09%, see rank	51.32%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	147, 18.38%, see rank	28.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	125, 15.63%, see rank	16.00%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	162, 20.25%, see rank	17.17%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.89%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	109, 13.63%, see rank	9.53%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	228, 28.50%, see rank	21.15%	17.94%
Female¹	1,147, 58.91%, see rank	48.68%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	308, 26.85%, see rank	37.16%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	438, 38.19%, see rank	21.23%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	344, 29.99%, see rank	33.23%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.33%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	57, 4.97%, see rank	7.54%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lake City, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,947, 100%	2,031,997	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	75, 3.85%, see rank	6.51%	6.17%
Manufacturing	183, 9.40%, see rank	13.68%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	59, 3.03%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	182, 9.35%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	115, 5.91%, see rank	4.61%	4.93%
Information	63, 3.24%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	120, 6.16%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	48, 2.47%, see rank	9.52%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	607, 31.18%, see rank	21.73%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	334, 17.15%, see rank	10.45%	9.49%
Public Administration	48, 2.47%, see rank	5.03%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	113, 5.80%, see rank	4.95%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lake City, SC	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,214	33.03%, see rank	18.32%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	483	26.18%, see rank	13.89%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.