Moving to Lake City, Pennsylvania
Population: 2,811. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,981 (+6.0% change)
Males: 1,350 (48.0%), Females: 1,461 (52.0%)
Zip code: 16423
Demographics
 Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $35,481
Median house value: $81,100
Population by Race
Races in Lake City:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
 - Hispanic (0.6%)
 
Ancestries: German (34.9%), Irish (14.3%), Polish (10.2%), English (8.9%), United States (8.4%), Italian (7.3%).
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lake City
- High school or higher: 87.6%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.2%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
 - Unemployed: 5.0%
 - Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in Lake City borough
- Never married: 26.2%
 - Now married: 59.6%
 - Separated: 2.4%
 - Widowed: 5.4%
 - Divorced: 6.4%
 
3.1% Foreign born (1.5% Asia, 1.4% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +291 (+11.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lake City:
- UHHS BROWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; CONNEAUT, OH)
 - METRO HEALTH CENTER (about 20 miles; ERIE, PA)
 - MILLCREEK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ERIE, PA)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake City:
- ERIE INTL/TOM RIDGE FIELD (about 13 miles; ERIE, PA; Abbreviation: ERI)
 - VENANGO REGIONAL (about 57 miles; FRANKLIN, PA; Abbreviation: FKL)
 - YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN REGIONAL (about 58 miles; YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, OH; Abbreviation: YNG)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake City:
- ASHTABULA COUNTY (about 29 miles; ASHTABULA, OH; Abbreviation: HZY)
 - PORT MEADVILLE (about 30 miles; MEADVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: GKJ)
 - ERIE COUNTY (about 35 miles; WATTSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: 3G1)
 
Amtrak station near Lake City:
- 20 miles: ERIE (14TH & PEACH ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
 
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake City:
- EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 23 miles; EDINBORO, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,631)
 - PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV-PENN ST ERIE-BEHREND COLL (about 23 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,481)
 - MERCYHURST COLLEGE (about 23 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,824)
 - GANNON UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,766)
 - NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 26 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,304)
 - GROVE CITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; GROVE CITY, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
 - YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 9,726)
 
Public primary/middle school in Lake City:
- ELK VALLEY EL SCH (Students: 744; Grades: KG – 04)
 
