LakeviewMS
A town settled in 1885, now home to 596 people.
Is Lakeview a good place to live?
39% of households own their home in Lakeview, below both the Mississippi town median (62%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Lakeview has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
596 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
SS Sultana and 29 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lakeview. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Ancient siteSS Sultana
11 mi MuseumNational Civil Rights Museum
13 mi Stadium & arenaSimmons Bank Liberty Stadium
12 mi Stadium & arenaFedExForum
11 mi MuseumBlues Hall of Fame
13 mi Stadium & arenaMid-South ColiseumPhoto credits
SS Sultana: Template:Thomas W. Bankes, Public domain · National Civil Rights Museum: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · FedExForum: Marco Espino-Ovalle, Public domain · Blues Hall of Fame: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mid-South Coliseum: bcbuckner, CC BY 2.0
Moving to Lakeview: who provides what
Lakeview is unincorporated, so DeSoto County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lakeview.
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Lakeview’s workers commute out
The share of residents in Lakeview who live below the poverty line: 10%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles. In Lakeview, the average trip to work is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Memphis (27%), Southaven (19%) and Olive Branch (15%).
| Lakeview | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 21% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Lakeview
A winter brings about 3 inches of snow, with January nights at 33° and July afternoons at 91°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Lakeview, with inland flooding at the top
Compared with 61% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Lakeview is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 29% come from inland flooding and 22% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults 18 to 64 in Lakeview have no health insurance than in the typical Mississippi or U.S. town
14% of adults have diabetes in Lakeview. Only 3 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Lakeview. This Mississippi town beats the Mississippi average on 7 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| Lakeview | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 13% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 82% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 36% | 25% |
| What stands out | Lakeview | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.4% | 4.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 22.9% | 11.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Lakeview
Colleges nearby
14 within 15 miles of the center of Lakeview
About 10 of every 100 Lakeview residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
100% of working residents leave Lakeview for work
Where Lakeview’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lakeview
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
Lake View is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States, near the Mississippi/Tennessee border just south of Memphis and north of the village of Walls. Lake View is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. During Prohibition, multiple Memphis businessmen opened nightclubs in Lake View. A post office operated under the name Lake View from 1885 to 1895 and under the name Lakeview from 1895 to 1932. From 1910 to 1928, the Memphis Street Railway Company operated the Memphis and Lakeview Railway. This was a 10 mile track that had four streetcars assigned to it. The Valley Brick and Tile Company once operated a b…
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 226 ft
Questions about Lakeview
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lakeview, MS a good place to live?
Lakeview has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.