Lake Village, AR

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,144
US Senator
John Boozman
Republican Party
US Senator
Tom Cotton
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
36.4
0.546% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
18.8%
4.36% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$41,434
7.52% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$133,000
10.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
764
15.6% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Lake Village, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.1% of the residents in Lake Village, AR are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lake Village, AR was $133,000, and the homeownership rate was 56.2%.

Most people in Lake Village, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake Village, AR was 1 car per household.

United StatesArkansasChicot County, AR

Population & Diversity

Lake Village, AR is home to a population of 2.14k people, from which 95.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.18% of Lake Village, AR residents were born outside of the country (111 people).

In 2024, there were 1.58 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.11k people) in Lake Village, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 699 White (Non-Hispanic) and 146 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.1%
2024 Citizenship
94.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.1% of Lake Village, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lake Village, AR was 94.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake Village, AR
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.11k ± 248
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    699 ± 162
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    146 ± 132
14.8%
Hispanic Population
317 people

In 2024, there were 1.58 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.11k people) in Lake Village, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 699 White (Non-Hispanic) and 146 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

14.8% of the people in Lake Village, AR are hispanic (317 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    66,711 ± 6,271 people
  2. El Salvador
    16,390 ± 3,135 people
  3. India
    10,242 ± 2,480 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,711 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 16,390 and India with 10,242.

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Foreign-Born Population

5.18%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
111 people
5.92%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
135 people

As of 2024, 5.18% of Lake Village, AR residents (111 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 Village, AR was 5.92%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    47 ± 40
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    13 ± 24
  3. World War II
    4 ± 8

Lake Village, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.62 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lake Village, AR employs 764 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lake Village, AR were Educational Services (106 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (78 people), and Construction (76 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($63,542), Educational Services ($50,417), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($49,250).

Employment

Occupations

764
2024 Value
± 188
−15.6%
1 Year decline
± 39.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Village, AR declined at a rate of −15.6%, from 905 employees to 764 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake Village, AR, are Sales & Related Occupations (114 people), Production Occupations (97 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (80 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake Village, AR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

764
2024 Value
± 188
−15.6%
1 Year decline
± 39.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Village, AR declined at a rate of −15.6%, from 905 employees to 764 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake Village, AR, are Educational Services (106 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (78 people), and Construction (76 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake Village, AR, though some of these residents may live in Lake Village, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$39,737
Median earning men ± $14,141
$41,500
Median earning women ± $7,372

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($67,604), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($39,408).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($57,188), Manufacturing ($43,663), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,917).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.24%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.35M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arkansas.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Lake Village, AR. Showing the available data for Arkansas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (33.6%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arkansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

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John Boozman
Senator from Arkansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Tom Cotton
Senator from Arkansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake Village, AR was $133,000 in 2024, which is 0.4 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $120,200 to $133,000, a 10.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake Village, AR is 56.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lake Village, AR have an average commute time of 16.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake Village, AR is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$133,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$35,097
$506
Median Property Taxes
±$134

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 Village, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

56.2%
Homeownership
2024
72.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 56.2% of the housing units in Lake Village, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 57.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$41,434
Median Household Income
± $8,274
900
Number of Households
± 191

In 2024, the median household income of the 900 households in Lake Village, AR declined from $41,434 from the previous year's value of $44,803.

The following chart displays the households in Lake Village, AR 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake Village, AR is from Arkansas.
0.448
2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.73% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (85.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (7.35%)
  3. Carpooled (6.1%)

In 2024, 85.2% of workers in Lake Village, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.35%) and those who carpooled to work (6.1%).

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.

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Commute Time

16.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake Village, AR have a shorter commute time (16.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lake Village, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lake Village, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lake Village, AR have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake Village, AR (395 out of 2.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 16 - 17 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake Village, AR is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

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.

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Health

88.1% of the population of Lake Village, AR has health coverage, with 26.1% on employee plans, 41.1% on Medicaid, 15.1% on Medicare, 4.85% on non-group plans, and 0.951% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arkansas see 1,478 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,478 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2044 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 368 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.7% were men and 47.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.7% under 18 years, 18.1% between 18 and 34 years, 35.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.7% were men and 47.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

11.9%
Uninsured
26.1%
Employer Coverage
41.1%
Medicaid
15.1%
Medicare
4.85%
Non-Group
0.951%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lake Village, AR declined by 11.9% from 13.5% to 11.9%.

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