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Lake View, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Lake View is a Census city of 4,063 people across 2.10 square miles of land, lying across Tuscaloosa County and Jefferson County. Median household income is $101,487, 90.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lake View
What Lake View is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.1 sq mi
- Water area0.23 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,933
- County holding the largest share of its areaTuscaloosa County, 96.2 percent
- Counties this place lies inTuscaloosa County 96.2 percent, Jefferson County 3.8 percent
Lake View crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake View
How many people live in Lake View
- Population4,063
- Median age38.1
- Population under 18889 plus or minus 286
- Share under 1821.9 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Population 65 and over418 plus or minus 141
- Share 65 and over10.3 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Households1,405
- Family households1,187
- Share of households that are families84.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake View
Income and work in Lake View
- Median household income$101,487
- Per capita income$40,981
- Civilian labor force2,155
- Employed2,087
- Unemployed68 plus or minus 68
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over2,931
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.0 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake View
Housing in Lake View
- Housing units1,405
- Occupied units1,405
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied1,277
- Renter occupied128 plus or minus 91
- Ownership rate90.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$304,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,676 plus or minus $424
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Single family units1,405
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built2001
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake View
How Lake View gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,824
- Commuting under 15 minutes82 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting under 15 minutes4.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,272 plus or minus 353
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more69.7 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Drove alone78.3 percent
- Carpooled6.4 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Worked from home11.9 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake View
Flood risk in Lake View
- NFIP communityTown of Lake View
- NFIP community number010483
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/24/21(M)
The Town of Lake View participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010483 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Tuscaloosa County, not Lake View
Tuscaloosa County context, not Lake View figures
- Establishments in Tuscaloosa County4,189
- Covered employment, Tuscaloosa County99,288
- Average annual pay, Tuscaloosa County$59,535
- Housing units permitted, Tuscaloosa County631
Every figure in this section is published for Tuscaloosa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lake View.
All Tuscaloosa County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lake View questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lake View, Alabama?
4,063, in 1,405 households. Lake View city covers 2.10 square miles of land, which is 1,933 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lake View in?
Lake View lies in more than one. By area it is 96.2 percent in Tuscaloosa County, 3.8 percent in Jefferson County. This page sits under Tuscaloosa County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Lake View?
$101,487. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $304,400. Median gross rent is $1,676 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lake View in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lake View appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lake View, town of, community 010483, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lake View figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tuscaloosa County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lake View.
Is zoning published for Lake View?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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