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Lake City, FL vs Leesburg, FL

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- Leesburg is 0% more densely populated than Lake City.
- People are 12.1% more likely to be married in Leesburg.
- The Median Age is 7.0 years older in Leesburg.
 Lake City, FLLeesburg, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock26,242329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.938.4
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 Population - 201011,898  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock15,956285,036,114
 Population - 199010,005  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock50.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now24.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock716.693.4
 Land Area11.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lake City, FLLeesburg, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 410.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock15.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Lake City, FLLeesburg, FLUnited States
 White54.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock23.0%12.2%
 Asian1.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock23.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lake City, FLLeesburg, FLUnited States
 Married Population40.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.5%50.2%
 Never Married34.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households4,813  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,64280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,292  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lake City    6 Reviews

I have been here 7 years and until Covid hit, I thought is was okay despite a large number of Confederate flags. Covid brought the worst in people. I have been  More

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Over 16 years ago

You can always build a place of worship or build Jewish community. The Muslims just build their place of worship here and many Christians have their churches. Why  More

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I have lived all over the country from Missouri, Pennsylvania, and have finally found my niche here in Lake City, Florida. I love it here, and with the church I  More

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Reviews for Leesburg    4 Reviews

My city sits between Lakes Harris and Griffin as part of the St. John's river system it helped the city grow.Now we rest between the two top growing communitys in  More

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Due to poor wages for the working class most people have to work two jobs this includes both husband and wife therefore children lack supervision so the crime rate is  More

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Nice little town surrounded by lakes. Great if you are retired as the majority of the population is 60+. This is largely driven by The Villages (largest retirement  More

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