About Lake Ozark

Lake Ozark is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 1,586 people and just one neighborhood, Lake Ozark is the 282nd largest community in Missouri.

Lake Ozark real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Lake Ozark house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Lake Ozark is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Lake Ozark is a city of sales and office workers, service providers and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Ozark who work in sales jobs (19.08%), office and administrative support (13.08%) and food service (10.02%).

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.45% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another notable thing is that Lake Ozark is a major vacation destination. Much of the city’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Lake Ozark’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Lake Ozark has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Lake Ozark a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.94 minutes getting to work every day.

As is often the case in a small city, Lake Ozark doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Lake Ozark Information and Demographics

The education level of Lake Ozark citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.59% of adults in Lake Ozark have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lake Ozark in 2010 was $23,928, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,712 for a family of four.

The people who call Lake Ozark home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Ozark residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lake Ozark include German, Irish, English, Dutch, Italian and French.

The most common language spoken in Lake Ozark is English.

Lake Ozark, MO Appreciation Rates Help

PERIOD	TOTAL APPRECIATION	AVG. ANNUAL RATE	COMPARED TO MO*	COMPARED TO AMERICA*
SINCE 1990	77.38%	2.52%	3	3
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