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Lake City, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lake City, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,664. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet LAKE-CITY-SC · Lake City, SC 1 ZIPs · 13,664 pop · #22719/25278 · Florence County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $46,601
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22719/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Coward
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 62% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,664
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $125,900

Nearest income peer: Coward, SC ( $2,589 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Lake City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lake City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lake City, SC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

10th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,664
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$46,601
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($46,601 average) · poverty 21.4%. The primary code (29560) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (62.2%) for this income tier, rent $709 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within South Carolina, Dillon is the closest lower-income city and Smoaks the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lake City.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 29560, is all of Lake City

There is no split to weigh here: 29560 holds every one of Lake City's 13,664 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Lake City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 273 establishments, 4,094 employees , annual payroll $170,759k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29560 (273 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (73) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Lake City, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Florence County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lake City. See the Florence County roll-up →

Lake City lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Florence County: Florence, Timmonsville and Effingham earn more and Johnsonville, Pamplico and Coward earn less. Scranton marks the far end of that range at $65,000, 39% above Lake City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29560 13,664 $46,601 273 33
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Lake City roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Lake City, .