Lakeview vs West Liberty

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

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

West Liberty has the higher population (1,438 vs 1,211 in Lakeview). West Liberty has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $51,065 in Lakeview). West Liberty has the higher median home value ($160,000 vs $92,100 in Lakeview).

Population, income & housing

	Lakeview	West Liberty
Population	1,211	1,438
Median age	43.2 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,065	$56,250
Median home value	$92,100	$160,000
Median gross rent	$960	$630
Housing units	693	723
Homeownership rate	80.7%	57.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lakeview	West Liberty
Population	1,126 → 1,211 (+7.5%)	1,663 → 1,438 (-13.5%)
Median household income	$42,188 → $51,065 (+21.0%)	$46,250 → $56,250 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$78,100 → $92,100 (+17.9%)	$128,300 → $160,000 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$720 → $960 (+33.3%)	$555 → $630 (+13.5%)

Lakeview

Population

1,1261,211

Median household income

$42,188$51,065

Median home value

$78,100$92,100

Median gross rent

$720$960

West Liberty

Population

1,6631,438

Median household income

$46,250$56,250

Median home value

$128,300$160,000

Median gross rent

$555$630

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lakeview	West Liberty
Under 5	7.3%	5.9%
5 to 17	12.5%	21.1%
18 to 24	6.0%	4.2%
25 to 34	15.9%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	15.5%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.4%	10.5%
65 to 74	12.0%	9.7%
75 and over	4.8%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lakeview	West Liberty
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	94.4%
Black or African American	4.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lakeview	West Liberty
No high school diploma	11.2%	4.8%
High school graduate	59.0%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lakeview	West Liberty
Drove alone	86.7%	76.2%
Carpooled	0.5%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	15.6%
Other means	0.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lakeview	West Liberty
1-unit, detached	71.4%	56.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	22.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	24.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Lakeview	West Liberty
Poverty rate	15.4%	12.9%
Average household size	2.01	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1973	1963