Arkansas · Census place 37780
Lake City city, AR
Quick answer
Lake City city has 2,452 residents, ranking #131 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $57,449, the median home is worth $125,500 and median gross rent runs $827 a month.
- Population
- 2,452Lake City city residents
- Median household income
- $57,449Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $125,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $827Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lake City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lake City city median would spend about 17.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.4% of residents and 63.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Goshen town 2,488
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- Bay city 2,369
- Prairie Creek CDP 2,367
- Lake Village city 2,280
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