Lakeview, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,723

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.6

0.274% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

13.1%

7.63% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$61,405

9.25% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$171,700

Population & Diversity

Lakeview, GA is home to a population of 4.72k people, from which 99.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.889% of Lakeview, GA residents were born outside of the country (42 people).

In 2024, there were 17.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.11k people) in Lakeview, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 237 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 160 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2024 Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Lakeview, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lakeview, GA was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lakeview, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.11k ± 733
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
237 ± 147
White (Hispanic)
160 ± 174

4.87%

Hispanic Population

230 people

4.87% of the people in Lakeview, GA are hispanic (230 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lakeview, GA 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 Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

0.889%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

42 people

1.34%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

64 people

As of 2024, 0.889% of Lakeview, GA residents (42 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 Lakeview, GA was 1.34%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
218 ± 215
Vietnam
78 ± 66
Korea
14 ± 29

Lakeview, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.79 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lakeview, GA.

Economy

The economy of Lakeview, GA employs 2.41k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lakeview, GA were Retail Trade (339 people), Manufacturing (321 people), and Educational Services (226 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($72,890), Public Administration ($63,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,341).

Employment

Occupations

2.41k

2024 Value

± 469

5.52%

1 Year growth

± 27.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lakeview, GA grew at a rate of 5.52%, from 2.28k employees to 2.41k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lakeview, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (322 people), Sales & Related Occupations (271 people), and Management Occupations (208 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lakeview, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (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

2.41k

2024 Value

± 469

5.52%

1 Year growth

± 27.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lakeview, GA grew at a rate of 5.52%, from 2.28k employees to 2.41k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lakeview, GA, are Retail Trade (339 people), Manufacturing (321 people), and Educational Services (226 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lakeview, GA, though some of these residents may live in Lakeview, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,677

Median earning men ± $15,488

$33,926

Median earning women ± $6,533

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($89,615), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,094), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,680).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($61,583), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,667), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($38,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lakeview, GA was $171,700 in 2024, which is 0.516 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $162,300 to $171,700, a 5.79% increase. The homeownership rate in Lakeview, GA is 71.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lakeview, GA have an average commute time of 20.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lakeview, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$171,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$31,179

$1,372

Median Property Taxes

±$312

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 Lakeview, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

71.2%

Homeownership

2024

54.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.2% of the housing units in Lakeview, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lakeview, GA 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.

$61,405

Median Household Income

± $6,627

1.93k

Number of Households

± 409

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.93k households in Lakeview, GA grew to $61,405 from the previous year's value of $56,208.

The following chart displays the households in Lakeview, GA 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 Lakeview, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80%)
Carpooled (8.96%)
Worked At Home (8.02%)

In 2024, 80% of workers in Lakeview, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.96%) and those who worked at home (8.02%).

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

20.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lakeview, GA have a shorter commute time (20.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lakeview, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lakeview, GA (613 out of 4.69k 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 Females 65 - 74, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

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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