Lake View, Alabama

{{Distinguish|Lakeview, Alabama}} {{Use American English|date=September 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = City of Lake View <ref name=officialname>[http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/11-40-1.htm Code of Alabama 1975, Title 11, Chapter 40, Section 11-40-1] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317034430/http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/11-40-1.htm |date=March 17, 2010 }}</ref> |settlement_type = City |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = Seal of Lake View, Alabama.png |image_map = File:Jefferson County and Tuscaloosa County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Lake View Highlighted 0140928.svg |map_caption = Location of Lake View in Jefferson County and Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{USA}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Alabama}} |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Tuscaloosa (most) Jefferson (portion)  |established_title = |established_date = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name =  |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_01.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 6.05 |area_land_km2 = 5.44 |area_water_km2 = 0.61 |area_total_sq_mi = 2.34 |area_land_sq_mi = 2.10 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.23  |population_as_of = 2020 |population_total = 3560 |population_footnotes = |population_density_km2 = 653.84 |population_density_sq_mi = 1693.63  |timezone = Central (CST) |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 528 |coordinates = {{coord|33|16|42|N|87|06|26|W|type:city|display=inline,title}} |coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>  |postal_code_type = ZIP codes |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 01-40928 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 2405977<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2405977}}</ref> |website = {{URL|https://lakeviewalabama.gov/}} |footnotes = }}

'''Lake View''' is a city in Alabama, United States, with the majority of the city located within Tuscaloosa County and with a small portion of the city located in Jefferson County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st01_al/place/p0140928_lake_view/DC20BLK_P0140928.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Lake View town, AL|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-03-29}}</ref> At the 2020 census the population was 3,560, up from 1,943 in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile?q=Lake%20View%20town,%20Alabama%20Yup'ik |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It is part of the Tuscaloosa Metropolitan Statistical Area (the Tuscaloosa County portion) and the Birmingham metropolitan area (the Jefferson County portion). It is located approximately halfway between Tuscaloosa and Birmingham via Interstates 20 and 59.

==History== Lake View was incorporated in 1998.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Us8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K6YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6884%2C3821169 | title=What's in a name | work=The Tuscaloosa News | date=April 20, 2000 | access-date=May 30, 2015 | pages=4B}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.6|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} (12.57%) is water.

==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=right |2000= 1357 |2010= 1943 |2020= 3560 |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref> 2013 Estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013|access-date=June 3, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522161634/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|archive-date=May 22, 2014}}</ref> }}

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Lake View town, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Lake View town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0140928&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lake View town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0140928&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lake View town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0140928&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020 |- |White alone (NH) |1,319 |1,816 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2,634 |97.20% |93.46% |style='background: #ffffe6; |73.99% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |11 |81 |style='background: #ffffe6; |690 |0.81% |4.17% |style='background: #ffffe6; |19.38% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |1 |2 |style='background: #ffffe6; |15 |0.07% |0.10% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.42% |- |Asian alone (NH) |3 |14 |style='background: #ffffe6; |11 |0.22% |0.72% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.31% |- |Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) |0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |Other race alone (NH) |0 |1 |style='background: #ffffe6; |18 |0.00% |0.05% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.51% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |20 |17 |style='background: #ffffe6; |103 |1.47% |0.87% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.89% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |3 |12 |style='background: #ffffe6; |89 |0.22% |0.62% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.50% |- |'''Total''' |'''1,357''' |'''1,943''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''3,560 ''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, Lake View had a population of 3,560. The median age was 36.8 years. 24.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.0 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A40928&in=state%3A01|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A40928&in=state%3A01|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A40928&in=state%3A01|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 1,279 households and 1,258 families in Lake View, and 38.2% of households had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 62.5% were married-couple households, 13.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 20.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 1,377 housing units, of which 7.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 15.4%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

===Income and poverty=== The median household income was $86,552<ref name="Explore Census Data">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Lake_View_town,_Alabama?g=160XX00US0140928 |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> and the median family income was $59,674.<ref name="data.census.gov">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Lake_View_town,_Alabama?g=160XX00US0140928#income-and-poverty |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Median income designated by the 2020 Census are listed below:<ref name="data.census.gov"/> {| class="wikitable" |+ !Type of Families !Median Income ! ! |- |Families |$85,733.00 | | |- |Married - Couple Families |$91,151.00 | | |- |Nonfamily Households |$90,489.00 | | |} Employment rate: 62.6%<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Alabama Population Grew 5.1% Since 2010, Surpassing 5 Million |url=https://www.census.gov/library/stories/state-by-state/alabama-population-change-between-census-decade.html#:~:text=Race%20and%20ethnicity%20(White%20alone,or%20More%20Races%2010.2%25). |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

Without health care coverage: 6.0%<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Alabama Population Grew 5.1% Since 2010, Surpassing 5 Million |url=https://www.census.gov/library/stories/state-by-state/alabama-population-change-between-census-decade.html#:~:text=Race%20and%20ethnicity%20(White%20alone,or%20More%20Races%2010.2%25). |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

===2010 census=== At the 2010 census there were 1,943 people, 676 households, and 564 families in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,214.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 700 housing units at an average density of {{convert|437.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 93.9% White, 4.2% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.7% Asian, and .9% from two or more races. 0.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="2010 census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 13, 2015|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> Of the 676 households 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.2% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 13.2% of households were one person and 3.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.16.

The age distribution was 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% 65 or older. The median age was 35.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median household income was $77,750 and the median family income was $81,250. Males had a median income of $53,646 versus $37,109 for females. The per capita income for the town was $28,334. About 0% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0% of those under age 18 and 0% of those age 65 or over. ==Education== The portion in Tuscaloosa County is in the Tuscaloosa County School District.<ref name=TuscaloosaCoSchooldistrictmap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01125_tuscaloosa/DC20SD_C01125.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tuscaloosa County, AL|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|pages=37-38 (PDF p. 38-39/41)|access-date=2024-03-29}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01125_tuscaloosa/DC20SD_C01125_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

The portion in Jefferson County is in the Jefferson County School District.<ref name=JeffersonCoSchooldistrictmap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01073_jefferson/DC20SD_C01073.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jefferson County, AL|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|page=22 (PDF p. 23/24)|access-date=2024-03-29}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01073_jefferson/DC20SD_C01073_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.6% <ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Alabama Population Grew 5.1% Since 2010, Surpassing 5 Million |url=https://www.census.gov/library/stories/state-by-state/alabama-population-change-between-census-decade.html#:~:text=Race%20and%20ethnicity%20(White%20alone,or%20More%20Races%2010.2%25). |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

==See also== {{Portal|Alabama}} * List of towns in Alabama

==References== {{reflist|22em}}

==External links== {{commons category-inline|Lake View, Alabama}}

Category:Towns in Alabama Category:Towns in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Category:Towns in Jefferson County, Alabama Category:Tuscaloosa metropolitan area