Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Lake Park run?
Lake Park’s city government spent $406,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $296 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lake Park didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Lake Park is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Lowndes County School District
Lake Park’s K–12 school district, shared with Dasher, Hahira, Remerton. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,280 per pupil, $8,111 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $296 per resident a year, or $0.81 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 27%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Lake Park didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Lake Park yet
Every year of Lake Park’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $2,318 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.90% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Lake Park’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Lake Park’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lake Park →
Who’s in charge in Lake Park
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lake Park’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityoflakeparkga.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 137 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,371).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Lake Park’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lake Park alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lowndes County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.8%28,081 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat40.8%19,487 votesOthers: 0.5% (227 votes).
Most votes in Lowndes County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Lake Park lies in Lowndes County. Every 2024 race in Lowndes County is on the county’s page.
Lowndes County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Lake Park.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityoflakeparkga.com ↗
- 2Georgia HouseLake Park is split between 2 districts
- 3Georgia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Lake Park’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Lake Park’s government
How much does Lake Park spend per resident?
About $296 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Lake Park didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $414,000.
What is the property tax rate in Lake Park?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,318 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.90% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityoflakeparkga.com.
Who runs Lake Park’s government?
See cityoflakeparkga.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lake Park yet.
How did Lake Park vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lake Park alone. Lowndes County, where 100% of Lake Park lies, voted Trump 58.8%, Harris 40.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lake Park?
10 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $42,111 (about $505,332 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lake Park in the state legislature?
Lake Park is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Georgia Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 8 (Russ Goodman). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lake Park’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Lake Park, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →