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Median House Value:

Lake City, AR

Found within zip codes: 72437, 72411, 72401
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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $70,499
  • low cost relative to Arkansas
  • low cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,467,000+  0%
$1,101,001-$1,467,000  0%
$734,001-$1,101,000  0%
$587,001-$734,000  0%
$440,001-$587,000  0%
$293,001-$440,000  1%
$148,001-$293,000  9%
$73,001-$148,000  36%
$0-$73,000  54%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE low cost relative to AR, very low cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER
DETAILS
THE SETTING Rural (based on population density), farms
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Rowhouses & attached homes
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mixed owners & renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Quiet


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 3 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Executive, managerial & professional
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Hispanic, some Black
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking

School Rating Information


Lake City Educational Rating



This town is served by three school districts:



RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT School District




824 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)
6
Better than:
of AR school
districts
53.6%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
4
Better than:
of US school
districts
36.5%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
13
STATE AVERAGE 14

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

63%
58%
61%
58%
66%
58%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH
PROFICIENT IN
READING
PROFICIENT IN
MATH
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT GRADES
RIVERSIDE EAST ELEM. SCHOOL
502 WEST STATE STREET, CARAWAY, AR 72419
(870) 482-3351
PK-06
RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
601 CATFISH DRIVE, LAKE CITY, AR 72437
(870) 237-4328
10-12
RIVERSIDE JR. HIGH SCHOOL
502 WEST STATE STREET, CARAWAY, AR 72419
(870) 482-3327
07-09
RIVERSIDE WEST ELEM. SCHOOL
2001 HIGHWAY 18, LAKE CITY, AR 72437
(870) 237-8222
PK-06
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 97.3 68.2
BLACK (%) 1.2 23.0
HISPANIC (%) 1.3 6.8
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 0.0 1.4
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.1 0.6
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 53.9 52.9
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $4,579 $3,773,000 64.1
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $166 $137,000 2.3
STAFF $182 $150,000 2.5
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $263 $217,000 3.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $449 $370,000 6.3
OPERATION $710 $585,000 9.9
TRANSPORTATION $222 $183,000 3.1
OTHER $46 $38,000 0.6
TOTAL SUPPORT $2,039 $1,680,000 28.5
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $525 $433,000 7.4
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $7,143 $5,886,000 100.0
Lake City EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN Lake City WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 9.8
CHILDREN IN Lake City LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 17.8

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Lake City Appreciation Rates Click for help

PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO AR*
COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 94.89% 4.99% 4 3
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About Lake City

Lake City is a very small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 3,344 people and just one neighborhood, Lake City is the 111st largest community in Arkansas.

Lake City is a blue-collar town, with 42.1% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Lake City is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake City who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.30%), sales jobs (8.57%), and management occupations (4.64%).

Lake City is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Lake City, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.11% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Being a small town, Lake City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Lake City Information and Demographics

The citizens of Lake City have a very low rate of college education: just 8.58% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in Lake City in 2000 was $14,833, which is middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $59,332 for a family of four.

The people who call Lake City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lake City is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lake City include Irish, German, and English.

The most common language spoken in Lake City is English.

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