Moving to Lakeview, Arkansas

Population: 763. Estimated population in July 2024: 806 (+5.6% change)
Males: 387 (50.7%), Females: 376 (49.3%)

Zip code: 72642

Demographics

Median resident age: 59.5 years
Median household income: $31,667
Median house value: $91,300

Population by Race

Races in Lakeview:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
• Hispanic (1.3%)

Ancestries: German (30.0%), Irish (20.7%), English (14.9%), Polish (5.0%), United States (4.6%), Swedish (3.5%).

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lakeview

• High school or higher: 81.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
• Unemployed: 5.9%
• Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lakeview city

• Never married: 10.4%
• Now married: 73.0%
• Separated: 0.7%
• Widowed: 7.3%
• Divorced: 8.6%

1.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +244 (+47.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lakeview:

• BAXTER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; MOUNTAIN HOME, AR)
• COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER OF IZARD CO (about 31 miles; CALICO ROCK, AR)
• NORTH ARKANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 40 miles; HARRISON, AR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lakeview:

• SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 84 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Abbreviation: SGF)
• WAYNESVILLE RGNL ARPT AT FORNEY FIELD (about 98 miles; FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO; Abbreviation: TBN)
• LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 106 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: LRF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lakeview:

• GASTONS (about 4 miles; LAKEVIEW, AR; Abbreviation: 3M0)
• BAXTER COUNTY REGIONAL (about 5 miles; MOUNTAIN HOME, AR; Abbreviation: BPK)
• MARION COUNTY REGIONAL (about 8 miles; FLIPPIN, AR; Abbreviation: FLP)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lakeview:

• SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
• DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; Springfield, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,125)
• OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
• ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)
• UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 89 miles; CONWAY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 7,693)
• HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; SEARCY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,959)
• ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 99 miles; BEEBE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,840)