Lakeview Heights, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

332

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

3.09% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

1.51%

3.01% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$86,250

4.02% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$200,000

5.54% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Lakeview Heights, KY is home to a population of 332 people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (306 people) in Lakeview Heights, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 4 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Lakeview Heights, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lakeview Heights, KY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lakeview Heights, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
306 ± 123
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
18 ± 28
Other (Hispanic)
4 ± 7

2.11%

Hispanic Population

7 people

2.11% of the people in Lakeview Heights, KY are hispanic (7 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lakeview Heights, KY 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 Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
6 ± 19
Gulf War (2001-)
2 ± 19

Lakeview Heights, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Lakeview Heights, KY employs 125 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lakeview Heights, KY were Educational Services (39 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (13 people), and Finance & Insurance (12 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($86,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,000), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,125).

Employment

Occupations

125

2024 Value

± 75

2.46%

1 Year growth

± 83.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lakeview Heights, KY grew at a rate of 2.46%, from 122 employees to 125 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lakeview Heights, KY, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (30 people), Management Occupations (28 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (10 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lakeview Heights, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (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

125

2024 Value

± 75

2.46%

1 Year growth

± 83.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lakeview Heights, KY grew at a rate of 2.46%, from 122 employees to 125 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lakeview Heights, KY, are Educational Services (39 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (13 people), and Finance & Insurance (12 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lakeview Heights, KY, though some of these residents may live in Lakeview Heights, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,917

Median earning men ± $44,666

$55,000

Median earning women ± $20,817

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,000) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($15,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,000), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($64,375), and Retail Trade ($18,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lakeview Heights, KY was $200,000 in 2024, which is 0.601 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $189,500 to $200,000, a 5.54% increase. The homeownership rate in Lakeview Heights, KY is 98.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lakeview Heights, KY have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lakeview Heights, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$200,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$29,821

$124

Median Property Taxes

±$46

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 Heights, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

98.4%

Homeownership

2024

64.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 98.4% of the housing units in Lakeview Heights, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 96.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lakeview Heights, KY 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.

$86,250

Median Household Income

± $32,855

126

Number of Households

± 53

In 2024, the median household income of the 126 households in Lakeview Heights, KY grew to $86,250 from the previous year's value of $82,917.

The following chart displays the households in Lakeview Heights, KY 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 $45k - $50k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lakeview Heights, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.3%)
Carpooled (10.7%)
Worked At Home (9.92%)

In 2024, 79.3% of workers in Lakeview Heights, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.7%) and those who worked at home (9.92%).

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

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lakeview Heights, KY have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.67% of the workforce in Lakeview Heights, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.51% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lakeview Heights, KY (5 out of 332 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 75+, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lakeview Heights, KY 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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