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Lake, MS

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Overview


Lake is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 469 people and just one neighborhood, Lake is the 213th largest community in Mississippi.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Lake, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 53.39% of Lake’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Lake is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake who work in office and administrative support (19.91%), teaching (9.95%), and sales jobs (6.33%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Lake has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Lake a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small town, Lake does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

In Lake, just 10.75% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Lake in 2022 was $20,309, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $81,236 for a family of four. However, Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lake is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lake include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Yugoslavian.

The most common language spoken in Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Lake, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 96.9% of all neighborhoods in America, with 36.2% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.

In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 22 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 94.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Modes of Transportation

Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the (22.0%) than in 95.0% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Lake are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 81.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 15.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 61.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 36.2% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 26.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.0%), and 15.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 100.0% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Lake, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (12.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (5.7%), and residents who report French roots (2.2%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (1.4%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (1.3%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (49.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (76.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (22.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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