City of Lake
Recent News About City of Lake
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21.8% of households in Lake received food stamps in 2020
Lake ranked 108th in South Carolina for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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24.1 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Lake
24.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lake in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Electoral Interference: Democrats in Florence see 2% change in votes after private funding given to voting officials
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris earned 48% of the vote in Florence.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Lake in 2020
Of the 6,562 people living in Lake in 2020, 60.9 percent (3,998) were women and 39.1 percent (2,564) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SC Midland News.
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Census Bureau: 1.4% of people in Florence County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 138,475 citizens living in Florence County in 2019, 98.6 percent said they were only one race, while 1.4 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 76.2 percent of people in Florence County were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 138,475 citizens living in Florence County in 2019, 105,501 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 0.6% of people in Lake identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 6,617 citizens living in Lake in 2019, 99.4 percent said they were only one race, while 0.6 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 72.8 percent of people in Lake were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 6,617 citizens living in Lake in 2019, 4,817 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Voting officials in Florence County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election
Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Florence County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).
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HHS provides $11.1 million to businesses in Lake City under CARES Act
Through the fourth quarter of 2020, businesses in Lake City received $11.1 million in health-related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Lake in 2019
Of the 6,617 people living in Lake in 2019, 55.7 percent (3,687) were women and 44.3 percent (2,930) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SC Midland News.
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26 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lake
26 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lake in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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23.6 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lake
23.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lake in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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13 businesses in Florence County had between 250 and 499 employees in 2019
There were 13 businesses in Florence County with between 250 and 499 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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50 businesses in Florence County had between 100 and 249 employees in 2019
There were 50 businesses in Florence County with between 100 and 249 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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113 businesses in Florence County had between 50 and 99 employees in 2019
There were 113 businesses in Florence County with between 50 and 99 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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338 businesses in Florence County had between 20 and 49 employees in 2019
There were 338 businesses in Florence County with between 20 and 49 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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483 businesses in Florence County had between 10 and 19 employees in 2019
There were 483 businesses in Florence County with between 10 and 19 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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686 businesses in Florence County had between five and nine employees in 2019
There were 686 businesses in Florence County with between five and nine employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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1,505 businesses in Florence County had fewer than five employees in 2019
There were 1,505 businesses in Florence County with fewer than five employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.