Elaine vs Lake View

A side-by-side comparison of Elaine and Lake View: population, income, housing, and more.

Elaine and Lake View are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elaine has the higher population (515 vs 418 in Lake View). Elaine has the higher median household income ($39,226 vs $27,868 in Lake View). Elaine has the higher median home value ($55,800 vs $48,100 in Lake View).

Population, income & housing

	Elaine	Lake View
Population	515	418
Median age	41.4 yrs	52.5 yrs
Median household income	$39,226	$27,868
Median home value	$55,800	$48,100
Median gross rent	$320	$443
Housing units	271	227
Homeownership rate	49.8%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.1%	5.8%
Unemployment rate	38.3%	24.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elaine	Lake View
Population	659 → 515 (-21.9%)	431 → 418 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$26,250 → $39,226 (+49.4%)	$22,031 → $27,868 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$37,500 → $55,800 (+48.8%)	$57,000 → $48,100 (-15.6%)
Median gross rent	$349 → $320 (-8.3%)	$417 → $443 (+6.2%)

Elaine

Population

659515

Median household income

$26,250$39,226

Median home value

$37,500$55,800

Median gross rent

$349$320

Lake View

Population

431418

Median household income

$22,031$27,868

Median home value

$57,000$48,100

Median gross rent

$417$443

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elaine	Lake View
Under 5	3.5%	11.0%
5 to 17	19.2%	10.0%
18 to 24	7.0%	5.3%
25 to 34	13.2%	7.2%
35 to 44	11.7%	8.9%
45 to 54	13.4%	10.3%
55 to 64	9.9%	16.0%
65 to 74	13.8%	18.4%
75 and over	8.3%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elaine	Lake View
White (non-Hispanic)	28.2%	3.8%
Black or African American	69.1%	95.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elaine	Lake View
No high school diploma	29.0%	20.8%
High school graduate	26.2%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	43.6%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	1.1%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elaine	Lake View
Drove alone	81.3%	57.5%
Carpooled	10.0%	33.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.7%	8.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elaine	Lake View
1-unit, detached	61.6%	45.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.5%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	11.9%
20 or more units	4.8%	18.5%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	15.0%

Poverty & households

	Elaine	Lake View
Poverty rate	28.5%	26.2%
Average household size	2.19	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	15	27
Median year structure built	1978	1983