It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Lake City has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Lake City has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lake City than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lake City may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Lake City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.19 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Lake City is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Lake City are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.53% of adults in Lake City having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lake City in 2022 was $34,170, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,680 for a family of four. However, Lake City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Lake City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lake City include German, Dutch, Polish, English, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Lake City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
