Ida vs Lakeview

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

Ida 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 254 in Ida). Lakeview has the higher median household income ($58,381 vs $50,625 in Ida). Lakeview has the higher median home value ($107,000 vs $87,100 in Ida).

Population, income & housing

	Ida	Lakeview
Population	254	846
Median age	55.3 yrs	53.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,625	$58,381
Median home value	$87,100	$107,000
Median gross rent	$725	$868
Housing units	144	518
Homeownership rate	80.8%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	6.1%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	15.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ida	Lakeview
Population	256 → 254 (-0.8%)	1,312 → 846 (-35.5%)
Median household income	$33,438 → $50,625 (+51.4%)	$38,362 → $58,381 (+52.2%)
Median home value	$73,600 → $87,100 (+18.3%)	$111,800 → $107,000 (-4.3%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $725 (+12.6%)	$794 → $868 (+9.3%)

Ida

Population

256254

Median household income

$33,438$50,625

Median home value

$73,600$87,100

Median gross rent

$644$725

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)

	Ida	Lakeview
Under 5	3.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	19.3%	4.1%
18 to 24	1.6%	13.0%
25 to 34	12.2%	15.5%
35 to 44	9.1%	5.4%
45 to 54	3.1%	8.9%
55 to 64	16.1%	25.1%
65 to 74	12.2%	9.5%
75 and over	22.4%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ida	Lakeview
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	69.7%
Black or African American	2.4%	17.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ida	Lakeview
No high school diploma	16.8%	10.1%
High school graduate	47.1%	59.1%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ida	Lakeview
Drove alone	89.5%	76.7%
Carpooled	10.5%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	13.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ida	Lakeview
1-unit, detached	86.1%	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	13.9%	31.1%

Poverty & households

	Ida	Lakeview
Poverty rate	12.2%	26.4%
Average household size	2.12	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	38	22
Median year structure built	1956	1981