| Official Name: | Lake City, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | SanPatricio County LakeCity.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | San Patricio |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.95 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.89 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.75 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.73 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 447 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 36 |
| Elevation Ft: | 118 |
| Coordinates: | 28.0797°N -97.8856°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-40472[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1388616[3] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Lake City is a town in San Patricio County, Texas, United States. The population was 447 at the 2020 census,[4] down from 509 at the 2010 census.
Lake City is located at 28.0797°N -97.8856°W (28.079632, –97.885443).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square mile (1.7 km2), of which 0.6 square mile (1.7 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (5.97%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 526 people, 224 households, and 161 families residing in the town. The population density was 824.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 309 housing units at an average density of 484.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 83.46% White, 0.19% African American, 0.57% Native American, 12.55% from other races, and 3.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30.80% of the population.
There were 224 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.75.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 19.4% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,146, and the median income for a family was $40,250. Males had a median income of $37,917 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,457. About 9.5% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.
The Town of Lake City is served by the Mathis Independent School District.[6]