Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Lake Village’s weakest subject grade is a D− for incomes. 35% of working residents work locally in Lake Village, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 8%. Only 5 of Arkansas’ 201 towns score lower on cost of living. Residents are less healthy than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its National Register listings include Lakeport Plantation and Lake Village Confederate Monument. Lake Village's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 81% of U.S. towns. Lake Village has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lake Village beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 1,074 in 1910, a peak of 3,310 in 1970, 2,065 in 2020. The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 2014 and 3 maps from 1936 on.
10 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far Lake Village is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Lake Village, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Village.
About one in 3 of Lake Village’s working residents works in town. Lake Village’s average trip to work is 16 minutes, below both Arkansas’ towns (21 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Lake Village’s median household income is $41,000.
| Lake Village | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $41,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 18% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Lakeside School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 292 | D |
| Lakeside High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 277 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduation
19% of adults have diabetes in Lake Village. Lake Village beats the Arkansas average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 52% of adults have high blood pressure in Lake Village.
| Lake Village | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 52% | 41% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 39% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Lake Village | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11% | 14.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.8% | 76.9% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 16% | 10.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The violent crime rate in Lake Village is 4.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Lake Village | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.4 per 1,000 residents | 3.6 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 19.3 per 1,000 residents | 13.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 21 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lake Village.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Lake Village home is worth about $174,000, up 1.3% in a year, 22% below the Arkansas typical home. 56% of Lake Village households own their home.
| Lake Village | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 60% | 73% |
| Median rent | $855 a month | $878 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Lake Village has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 35° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (23% statewide). Lake Village has lost 11% of its people since 2020, down to 1,833 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 20% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 26% across Arkansas.
| Lake Village | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 25% | 22% |
| Median age | 36.4 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 20% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.1 points. Across Arkansas, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Lake Village | AR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.8% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17.8% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.6% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.6% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.9% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.4% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.4% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.7% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.4% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.9% | 9.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
None within 15 miles of Lake Village; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Lake Village residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
2,575 counted in 2010 and 2,065 in 2020; an estimated 1,833 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
10 places in Lake Village on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Lake Village.
City in the United States
Lake Village is a city in and the county seat of Chicot County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lake Village had a population of 2,065. It is located in the Arkansas Delta. Lake Village is named for its location on Lake Chicot, an oxbow lake formed by the Mississippi River.
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That is 4.5 years of the area's median household income ($39,045 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
9 notable people were born here, including Bob Forte and Lamar McHan.
