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Lakesite, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Lakesite is a Census city of 2,168 people across 1.74 square miles of land, in Hamilton County. Median household income is $96,250, 84.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lakesite
What Lakesite is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.74 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,246 plus or minus 256
- County holding the largest share of its areaHamilton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakesite
How many people live in Lakesite
- Population2,168 plus or minus 445
- Median age38.6
- Population under 18615 plus or minus 166
- Share under 1828.4 percent
- Population 65 and over366 plus or minus 102
- Share 65 and over16.9 percent
- Households804
- Family households630 plus or minus 127
- Share of households that are families78.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakesite
Income and work in Lakesite
- Median household income$96,250
- Per capita income$45,147
- Civilian labor force1,127 plus or minus 233
- Employed1,088 plus or minus 226
- Unemployed39 plus or minus 40
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over1,424
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.9 percent plus or minus 22.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lakesite
- Housing units908
- Occupied units804
- Vacant units104 plus or minus 64
- Vacancy rate11.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Owner occupied677 plus or minus 138
- Renter occupied127 plus or minus 53
- Ownership rate84.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$332,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$863 plus or minus $378
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Single family units756
- Share single family83.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more84 plus or minus 44
- Share in buildings of two or more9.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes68 plus or minus 54
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakesite
How Lakesite gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute911 plus or minus 194
- Commuting under 15 minutes142 plus or minus 58
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.6 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more510 plus or minus 141
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.0 percent
- Drove alone73.7 percent
- Carpooled6.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home17.1 percent plus or minus 6.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakesite
Flood risk in Lakesite
- NFIP communityCity of Lakesite
- NFIP community number470413
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/28/25
The City of Lakesite participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470413 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.
Hamilton County, not Lakesite
Hamilton County context, not Lakesite figures
- Establishments in Hamilton County9,883
- Covered employment, Hamilton County221,207
- Average annual pay, Hamilton County$66,004
- Housing units permitted, Hamilton County2,130
Every figure in this section is published for Hamilton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lakesite.
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.
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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
Lakesite questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lakesite, Tennessee?
2,168, in 804 households. Lakesite city covers 1.74 square miles of land, which is 1,246 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lakesite in?
Hamilton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lakesite?
$96,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $332,200. Median gross rent is $863 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lakesite in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lakesite appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lakesite, city of, community 470413, 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 Lakesite figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hamilton 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 Lakesite.
Is zoning published for Lakesite?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.