Lake City, Arkansas demographics

Lake City, AR demographics: median age 32.1; 16.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Lake City city, Arkansas · Incorporated city · GEOID 0537780. The survey estimates a population of 2,531 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Lake City is 32.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.7 years. There are 1,030 households (±120). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	32.1 ±5.7	38.5 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,531
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Under 18	636 ±130	25.1% ±5.1 pp	23.1%	22.0%
18–34	781 ±204	30.9% ±8.1 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	696 ±141	27.5% ±5.6 pp	37.0%	38.0%
65 and older	418 ±115	16.5% ±4.5 pp	17.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,531
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Male	1,231 ±110	48.6% ±4.3 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	1,300 ±109	51.4% ±4.3 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,531
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
White alone	2,326 ±114	91.9% ±4.5 pp	69.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	31 ±38 · low precision	1.2% ±1.5 pp · low precision	14.7%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	12 ±16 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	6 ±9 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	156 ±89 · low precision	6.2% ±3.5 pp · low precision	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,531
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,486 ±46	98.2% ±1.7 pp	91.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	45 ±39 · low precision	1.8% ±1.5 pp · low precision	9.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,030
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Married-couple family	461 ±120	44.8% ±10.4 pp	47.0%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	86 ±44 · low precision	8.3% ±4.2 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	100 ±46	9.7% ±4.3 pp	12.8%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	343 ±125	33.3% ±11.5 pp	29.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	40 ±28 · low precision	3.9% ±2.7 pp · low precision	5.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,030
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	340 ±71	33.0% ±5.7 pp	30.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	690 ±172	67.0% ±14.8 pp	69.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,030
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	343 ±125	33.3% ±11.5 pp	29.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	297 ±136	28.8% ±12.7 pp	34.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	152 ±63	14.8% ±5.9 pp	15.2%	15.3%
Four-person households	137 ±64	13.3% ±6.1 pp	11.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	38 ±35 · low precision	3.7% ±3.4 pp · low precision	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	63 ±45 · low precision	6.1% ±4.3 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,531
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Native	2,524 ±24	99.7% ±0.6 pp	94.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	7 ±11 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	5.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 2,362
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
English only	2,343 ±84	99.2% ±1.4 pp	91.7%	77.7%
Spanish	19 ±23 · low precision	0.8% ±1.0 pp · low precision	6.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 1,580
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	182 ±79	11.5% ±4.9 pp	11.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	625 ±165	39.6% ±9.8 pp	34.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	355 ±102	22.5% ±6.1 pp	20.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	157 ±67	9.9% ±4.1 pp	8.2%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	164 ±80	10.4% ±5.0 pp	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	97 ±56 · low precision	6.1% ±3.5 pp · low precision	9.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 2,463
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Same house	2,076 ±177	84.3% ±7.0 pp	87.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	188 ±113 · low precision	7.6% ±4.6 pp · low precision	6.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	116 ±93 · low precision	4.7% ±3.8 pp · low precision	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	83 ±63 · low precision	3.4% ±2.6 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.3% of Lake City residents (±4.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.0% in Arkansas and 8.4% nationally. 91.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lake City	Arkansas	U.S.	Compared with Arkansas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.3% ±4.3 pp	9.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.9% ±4.1 pp	86.7%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	10.9% ±4.6 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Lake City . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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