Lake City is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,952 in 2020.
History The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Lake City in 1951. The community was named for a lake which once was located at the town site, but since has been filled in.
Geography Lake City is located in northern Clayton County at (33.608109, -84.340481). It is bordered to the south by Morrow and to the west and north by Forest Park. Fort Gillem is directly to the north, within the Forest Park city limits. Downtown Atlanta is to the north.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Lake City has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition +Lake City city, Georgia – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)1,40667848348.72%25.96%16.36%Black or African American alone (NH)9181,0781,16931.81%41.27%39.60%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)176110.59%0.23%0.37%Asian alone (NH)2793885229.67%14.85%17.68%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)4210.14%0.08%0.03%Other race alone (NH)43110.14%0.11%0.37%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)4257781.46%2.18%2.64%Hispanic or Latino (any race)2164006777.48%15.31%22.93%Total2,8862,6122,952 100.00%100.00%100.00%
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Lake City had a population of 2,952. The median age was 33.2 years. 22.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 85.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 79.7 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 942 households in Lake City, of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 32.8% were married-couple households, 20.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 39.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
As of the 2020 census, there were 410 families residing in the city.
There were 1,111 housing units, of which 15.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.3%.
Education Clayton County Public Schools operates public schools.
Infrastructure
Transit systems MARTA serves the city.
References
External links Lake City official website