Hosston vs Lakeview

A side-by-side comparison of Hosston and Lakeview: population, income, housing, and more.

Hosston and Lakeview are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lakeview has the higher population (846 vs 334 in Hosston). Hosston has the higher median household income ($67,500 vs $58,381 in Lakeview). Lakeview has the higher median home value ($107,000 vs $84,000 in Hosston).

Population, income & housing

	Hosston	Lakeview
Population	334	846
Median age	52.5 yrs	53.7 yrs
Median household income	$67,500	$58,381
Median home value	$84,000	$107,000
Median gross rent	—	$868
Housing units	172	518
Homeownership rate	87.0%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.6%	6.1%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	15.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hosston	Lakeview
Population	316 → 334 (+5.7%)	1,312 → 846 (-35.5%)
Median household income	$46,458 → $67,500 (+45.3%)	$38,362 → $58,381 (+52.2%)
Median home value	$103,600 → $84,000 (-18.9%)	$111,800 → $107,000 (-4.3%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $381 (-58.7%)	$794 → $868 (+9.3%)

Hosston

Population

316334

Median household income

$46,458$67,500

Median home value

$103,600$84,000

Median gross rent

$922$381

Lakeview

Population

1,312846

Median household income

$38,362$58,381

Median home value

$111,800$107,000

Median gross rent

$794$868

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hosston	Lakeview
Under 5	3.3%	5.7%
5 to 17	5.4%	4.1%
18 to 24	9.3%	13.0%
25 to 34	6.9%	15.5%
35 to 44	11.1%	5.4%
45 to 54	16.8%	8.9%
55 to 64	32.0%	25.1%
65 to 74	9.0%	9.5%
75 and over	6.3%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hosston	Lakeview
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	69.7%
Black or African American	26.0%	17.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	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	0.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hosston	Lakeview
No high school diploma	29.6%	10.1%
High school graduate	43.1%	59.1%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hosston	Lakeview
Drove alone	84.1%	76.7%
Carpooled	10.0%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	0.0%
Other means	2.9%	13.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hosston	Lakeview
1-unit, detached	61.0%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	39.0%	31.1%

Poverty & households

	Hosston	Lakeview
Poverty rate	13.2%	26.4%
Average household size	2.17	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	37	22
Median year structure built	1975	1981