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Population: 408. Estimated population in July 2024: 404 (-1.0% change)
Males: 189 (46.3%), Females: 219 (53.7%)

Scott County

Zip code: 39092

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $28,333
Median house value: $45,400

Population by Race

Races in Lake:

  • Black (55.1%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (44.4%)

Ancestries: United States (11.0%), Irish (9.6%), English (8.3%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%), French Canadian (2.5%), German (2.5%).

Elevation: 440 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lake

  • High school or higher: 81.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
  • Unemployed: 9.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake town

  • Never married: 32.2%
  • Now married: 49.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 9.3%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -150 (-26.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lake:

  • SE LACKEY CAH AND SWING-BED (about 10 miles; FOREST, MS)
  • NEWTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; NEWTON, MS)
  • SCOTT REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; MORTON, MS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake:

  • KEY FIELD (about 41 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Abbreviation: MEI)
  • JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 52 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: JAN)
  • HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 61 miles; HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; Abbreviation: PIB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lake:

  • G. V. MONTGOMERY (about 11 miles; FOREST, MS; Abbreviation: 2M4)
  • JAMES H EASOM FIELD (about 14 miles; NEWTON, MS; Abbreviation: M23)
  • UNION MUNI (about 21 miles; UNION, MS; Abbreviation: 31M)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake:

  • MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
  • JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 53 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 4,072)
  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; GOODMAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 74 miles; CLINTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 81 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; Full-time enrollment: 12,541)

Public primary/middle schools in Lake:

  • LAKE ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 518; Location: 24442 HIGHWAY 80; Grades: KG – 12)
  • LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 269; Location: 1770 EAST SCOTT ROAD; Grades: 05 – 08)

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