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)