Lake Park

Population: 962
Median household income: $38,571
Median home value: $241,900

Lake Park, a community in Lowndes County, Georgia, has 962 residents. The median household income of $38,571 is below the Lowndes County median ($55,887).

From 2019 to 2023, Lake Park's population grew 11.5% from 863 to 962, while its median home value rose 34.0% from $180,500 to $241,900.

Owners occupy 46.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 30.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 962
Median age: 30.6 yrs
Median household income: $38,571
Median home value: $241,900
Median gross rent: $797
Housing units: 443
Homeownership rate: 46.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

863962

Median household income

$51,563$38,571

Median home value

$180,500$241,900

Median gross rent

$804$797

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	863	$51,563	$180,500	$804
2020	856	$34,861	$192,900	$696
2021	1,024	$36,429	$189,600	$708
2022	980	—	$229,800	$749
2023	962	$38,571	$241,900	$797

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 513.8%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over1.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	133	13.8%
5 to 17	188	19.5%
18 to 24	40	4.2%
25 to 34	160	16.6%
35 to 44	94	9.8%
45 to 54	151	15.7%
55 to 64	98	10.2%
65 to 74	87	9.0%
75 and over	11	1.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	641	66.6%
Black or African American	205	21.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	18	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	46	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	52	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate59.2%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	37	6.2%
High school graduate	356	59.2%
Some college or associate's	141	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	45	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	22	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone56.9%

Carpooled27.9%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.6%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	257	56.9%
Carpooled	126	27.9%
Public transit	4	0.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	57	12.6%
Other means	8	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	38	9.6%
15 to 29 min	276	69.9%
30 to 44 min	57	14.4%
45 to 59 min	13	3.3%
60+ min	11	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 37.0% (356 of 962)

	Count	Share
Family households	299	83.5%
Nonfamily households	59	16.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	358	80.8%
Vacant	85	19.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	168	46.9%
Renter-occupied	190	53.1%

1-unit, detached63.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.4%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units17.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	282	63.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	46	10.4%
5 to 19 units	37	8.4%
20 or more units	78	17.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1344704
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.62 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 30.6856, -83.1877