Lake City, Texas

2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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Units needed

None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2013 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Growing. Up 8.9% since 2020.

488

people, the 991st-largest of Texas's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Texas's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
Rent

Median rent is up 176% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$981

a month. Texas's median is $1,403.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

A $1,098 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in San Patricio County.
- $933 Tract 110
- $2,031 Tract 107
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

$188–$281

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $981 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2013 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 86% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

0

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2013 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 64% less than Texas's.

$101,800

median home value in Lake City.
- $101,800 Lake City
- $283,800 Texas
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Lake City, Texas

Lake City,
Texas.

Growing. Up 8.9% since 2020.

Median rent is up 176% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

A median home costs 64% less than Texas's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Growing. Up 8.9% since 2020.

Median rent is up 176% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

A median home costs 64% less than Texas's.

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