Bellefontaine vs Lakeview

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

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

Bellefontaine has the higher population (14,051 vs 1,211 in Lakeview). Bellefontaine has the higher median household income ($60,296 vs $51,065 in Lakeview). Bellefontaine has the higher median home value ($163,500 vs $92,100 in Lakeview).

Population, income & housing

	Bellefontaine	Lakeview
Population	14,051	1,211
Median age	36.1 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,296	$51,065
Median home value	$163,500	$92,100
Median gross rent	$836	$960
Housing units	6,931	693
Homeownership rate	59.0%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellefontaine	Lakeview
Population	13,574 → 14,051 (+3.5%)	1,126 → 1,211 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$49,237 → $60,296 (+22.5%)	$42,188 → $51,065 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$99,300 → $163,500 (+64.7%)	$78,100 → $92,100 (+17.9%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $836 (+14.8%)	$720 → $960 (+33.3%)

Bellefontaine

Population

13,57414,051

Median household income

$49,237$60,296

Median home value

$99,300$163,500

Median gross rent

$728$836

Lakeview

Population

1,1261,211

Median household income

$42,188$51,065

Median home value

$78,100$92,100

Median gross rent

$720$960

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bellefontaine	Lakeview
Under 5	7.7%	7.3%
5 to 17	16.8%	12.5%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.0%
25 to 34	16.3%	15.9%
35 to 44	15.1%	11.6%
45 to 54	7.9%	15.5%
55 to 64	11.5%	14.4%
65 to 74	11.3%	12.0%
75 and over	5.7%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellefontaine	Lakeview
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	92.8%
Black or African American	4.2%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.4%
Two or more races	5.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellefontaine	Lakeview
No high school diploma	8.9%	11.2%
High school graduate	46.2%	59.0%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellefontaine	Lakeview
Drove alone	75.1%	86.7%
Carpooled	16.2%	0.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	11.7%
Other means	1.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellefontaine	Lakeview
1-unit, detached	60.4%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.3%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	24.0%

Poverty & households

	Bellefontaine	Lakeview
Poverty rate	17.4%	15.4%
Average household size	2.19	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1966	1973