Lakeville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 43,128 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Lakeville is the 20th largest community in Minnesota.

Unlike some cities, Lakeville isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lakeville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lakeville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lakeville who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.87%), sales jobs (14.27%), and management occupations (12.53%).

Also of interest is that Lakeville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Lakeville is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Lakeville's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Lakeville is a very car-oriented city: 97.1% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Lakeville is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.

Lakeville is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.

Lakeville Information and Demographics

The population of Lakeville is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.73% of adults in Lakeville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lakeville in 2000 was $26,492, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,968 for a family of four. However, Lakeville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Lakeville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lakeville is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lakeville include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Lakeville is English.