22.4% of Lake City, SC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 37.7% greater than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of South Carolina. 17.0% of high school graduates and 46.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 35.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 94.6%. For comparison, it was 31.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Lake City, SC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Lake City:
22.4%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Lake City:
6.7%
Whole state:
6.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Lake City:
35.3%
South Carolina:
21.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 20.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Lake City:
39.2%
South Carolina:
22.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
94.6%
Residents above poverty level:
31.5%
Poverty by age in Lake City, SC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lake City,SC (percentage below poverty level)
77.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
46.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
36.0%15 years
54.0%16 and 17 years
12.0%18 to 24 years
14.0%25 to 34 years
35.0%35 to 44 years
16.0%45 to 54 years
24.0%55 to 64 years
18.0%65 to 74 years
45.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lake City,SC (percentage below poverty level)
52.9%Under 5 years
6.9%6 to 11 years
47.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
13.3%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
9.1%25 to 34 years
28.7%35 to 44 years
14.5%45 to 54 years
17.1%55 to 64 years
23.0%65 to 74 years
29.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lake City,SC (% below half of poverty level)
8.2%Under 6 years
2.2%6 to 11 years
5.0%12 to 17 years
6.7%18 to 24 years
3.6%25 to 34 years
20.3%35 to 44 years
10.3%45 to 54 years
6.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
1.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Lake City, SC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lake City, SC (%)
3.6%White
36.7%Black
0.0%American Indian
19.5%2+ races
90.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lake City, SC (absolute numbers)
50White
1,603Black
0American Indian
1032+ races
20Hispanic
26.6%Below poverty level
73.4%Above poverty level
64.5%Below poverty level
35.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lake City, SC
Children below poverty level:
Lake City, South Carolina:
46.9%
State:
18.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Lake City:
17.0%
South Carolina:
9.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Lake City:
46.6%
South Carolina:
28.6%
4.4%Married-couple family
17.3%Male, no wife present
78.3%Female, no husband present
11.4%Worked full-time, year-round
14.8%Worked part-time
73.8%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
6.3%1995 to 1998
5.4%1990 to 1994
3.2%1980 to 1989
32.5%1970 to 1979
18.9%1960 to 1969
12.6%1950 to 1959
16.1%1940 to 1949
5.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
7.2%1995 to 1998
7.3%1990 to 1994
15.9%1980 to 1989
16.7%1970 to 1979
18.3%1960 to 1969
12.2%1950 to 1959
10.2%1940 to 1949
11.4%1939 or earlier
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