Lake View, AL

Census Place

2024 Population

4,063

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

4.16%

27.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$101,487

5.27% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$304,400

6.55% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

2,087

Population & Diversity

Lake View, AL is home to a population of 4.06k people, from which 95.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.62% of Lake View, AL residents were born outside of the country (391 people).

In 2024, there were 2.48 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.6k people) in Lake View, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.05k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 147 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.6%

2024 Citizenship

96.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.6% of Lake View, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lake View, AL was 96.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lake View, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake View, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.6k ± 326
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.05k ± 601
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
147 ± 123

2.54%

Hispanic Population

103 people

2.54% of the people in Lake View, AL are hispanic (103 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lake View, AL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Alabama.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
53,867 ± 5,668 people
Guatemala
18,373 ± 3,322 people
Korea
11,536 ± 2,634 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 53,867 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 18,373 and Korea with 11,536.

Foreign-Born Population

9.62%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

391 people

4.25%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

180 people

As of 2024, 9.62% of Lake View, AL residents (391 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lake View, AL was 4.25%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lake View, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
137 ± 81
Gulf War (1990s)
128 ± 93
Vietnam
42 ± 47

Lake View, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lake View, AL.

Economy

The economy of Lake View, AL employs 2.09k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lake View, AL were Health Care & Social Assistance (282 people), Public Administration (266 people), and Educational Services (205 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($123,750), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($105,554), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($105,152).

Employment

Occupations

2.09k

2024 Value

± 424

−4.31%

1 Year decline

± 28.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake View, AL declined at a rate of −4.31%, from 2.18k employees to 2.09k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake View, AL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (236 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (235 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (195 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake View, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.09k

2024 Value

± 424

−4.31%

1 Year decline

± 28.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake View, AL declined at a rate of −4.31%, from 2.18k employees to 2.09k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake View, AL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (282 people), Public Administration (266 people), and Educational Services (205 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake View, AL, though some of these residents may live in Lake View, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,783

Median earning men ± $7,367

$49,385

Median earning women ± $24,676

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($83,329), Construction ($78,036), and Manufacturing ($68,631).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($105,717), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,684), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,956).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake View, AL was $304,400 in 2024, which is 0.915 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $285,700 to $304,400, a 6.55% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake View, AL is 90.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lake View, AL have an average commute time of 34 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake View, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$304,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$33,337

$1,277

Median Property Taxes

±$291

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lake View, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lake View, AL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

90.9%

Homeownership

2024

69%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 90.9% of the housing units in Lake View, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 95.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lake View, AL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$101,487

Median Household Income

± $10,334

1.41k

Number of Households

± 314

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.41k households in Lake View, AL grew to $101,487 from the previous year's value of $96,409.

The following chart displays the households in Lake View, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake View, AL is from Alabama.

0.454

2024 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2024, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.411% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alabama across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.3%)
Worked At Home (11.9%)
Carpooled (6.37%)

In 2024, 78.3% of workers in Lake View, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.9%) and those who carpooled to work (6.37%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

34 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake View, AL have a longer commute time (34 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lake View, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lake View, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lake View, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lake View, AL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake View, AL (169 out of 4.06k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake View, AL is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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