Lakeside, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

12,654

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.4

3.41% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.8%

0.149% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$72,032

3.35% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$288,200

Population & Diversity

Lakeside, VA is home to a population of 12.7k people, from which 95.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 10.5% of Lakeside, VA residents were born outside of the country (1.33k people).

In 2024, there were 3.63 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.06k people) in Lakeside, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.22k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 751 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.4%

2024 Citizenship

95.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.4% of Lakeside, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lakeside, VA was 95.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lakeside, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.06k ± 934
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.22k ± 417
Other (Hispanic)
751 ± 447

10.9%

Hispanic Population

1.37k people

10.9% of the people in Lakeside, VA are hispanic (1.37k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lakeside, VA 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 Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

10.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.33k people

11.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.48k people

As of 2024, 10.5% of Lakeside, VA residents (1.33k 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 Lakeside, VA was 11.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
153 ± 112
Gulf War (2001-)
146 ± 75
Vietnam
119 ± 78

Lakeside, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lakeside, VA.

Economy

The economy of Lakeside, VA employs 6.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lakeside, VA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,139 people), Retail Trade (838 people), and Educational Services (557 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($83,821), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($80,300), and Finance & Insurance ($76,389).

Employment

Occupations

6.9k

2024 Value

± 671

−1.9%

1 Year decline

± 13.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lakeside, VA declined at a rate of −1.9%, from 7.04k employees to 6.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lakeside, VA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (795 people), Sales & Related Occupations (651 people), and Management Occupations (616 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lakeside, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (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

6.9k

2024 Value

± 671

−1.9%

1 Year decline

± 13.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lakeside, VA declined at a rate of −1.9%, from 7.04k employees to 6.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lakeside, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,139 people), Retail Trade (838 people), and Educational Services (557 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lakeside, VA, though some of these residents may live in Lakeside, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,824

Median earning men ± $5,474

$51,250

Median earning women ± $6,634

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,208), Public Administration ($74,276), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,605).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($93,397), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,421), and Public Administration ($62,313).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lakeside, VA was $288,200 in 2024, which is 0.866 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $271,400 to $288,200, a 6.19% increase. The homeownership rate in Lakeside, VA is 65.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lakeside, VA have an average commute time of 20 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lakeside, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$288,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,148

$3,683

Median Property Taxes

±$450

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 Lakeside, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

Rent vs Own

65.2%

Homeownership

2024

70.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.2% of the housing units in Lakeside, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 62.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lakeside, VA 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.

$72,032

Median Household Income

± $12,553

5.65k

Number of Households

± 640

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.65k households in Lakeside, VA grew to $72,032 from the previous year's value of $69,695.

The following chart displays the households in Lakeside, VA 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lakeside, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.8%)
Worked At Home (23.8%)
Carpooled (3.24%)

In 2024, 70.8% of workers in Lakeside, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.8%) and those who carpooled to work (3.24%).

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

20 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lakeside, VA have a shorter commute time (20 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.939% of the workforce in Lakeside, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lakeside, VA (1.48k out of 12.5k 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 Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lakeside, VA is Black, followed by White and Other.

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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