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Oklahoma›Comanche County

Lakeside VillageOK

57 residents make their home in this town in Oklahoma.

Is Lakeside Village a good place to live?

Of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Lakeside Village. Lakeside Village has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

57 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Lakeside Village.

Work & commute

Most of Lakeside Village’s workers leave town for work

0%work in town

For half of commuters, work is under 29 miles away. The share of residents in Lakeside Village who live below the poverty line: 12%. The top destinations are Lawton (29%), Oklahoma City (20%) and Midwest City (6%).

Where working residents work

In Lakeside Village0%
Lawton29%
Oklahoma City20%
Midwest City6%
Tulsa6%
29 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Lakeside Village
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Top of a high hazard risk in Lakeside Village: inland flooding

72risk score of 100

Lakeside Village’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 72 of 100. FEMA puts 37% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 20% to tornadoes.

FEMA risk score
72High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Lakeside Village: mild winters and hot summers

2″snow a winter

In Lakeside Village, the typical July afternoon high is 95°F, against 93°F in Oklahoma’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.

Typical low → high °F

Winter30–53°
Spring49–73°
Summer70–93°
Fall51–74°
Nov 3
typical first frost
Apr 3
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Lakeside Village is

Among adults in Lakeside Village, 16% smoke cigarettes. In Lakeside Village, 29% of adults get no exercise outside work, below Oklahoma’s towns (34%) but above U.S. towns (25%).

Lakeside VillageOklahoma townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)31%34%33%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)29%34%25%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)39%38%36%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%18%14%
32 measures vs. Oklahoma
4 better28 too close to call0 worse
What stands outLakeside VillageOK
Fewer adults without reliable transportation7.6%9.6%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off8.4%10.3%
Memorial Health
13.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lakeside Village

14pages on Lakeside Village
Getting set up

Moving to Lakeside Village: who provides what

Lakeside Village is unincorporated, so Comanche County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerCKenergy Electric Cooperative13.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterComanche Co RWD #21 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesComanche CountyComanche County provides services here
SchoolsElgin Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Oklahoma you can register online until 25 days before Election Day, in person until 25 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 25 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSecretary, Comanche County Election BoardComanche County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2018
ZIP code7353873538 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Lakeside Village for work

Where Lakeside Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

29% → Lawton Lawton 29% 20% → Oklahoma City Oklahoma City 20% 6% → Midwest City Midwest City 6% 6% → Tulsa Tulsa 6% 4% → Norman Norman 4% 2% → Fort Cobb Fort Cobb 2% Lakeside Village · 0% stay
0jobs based in Lakeside Village
0%of working residents work in town
29 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Lakeside Village

About 0 of every 100 Lakeside Village residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Lakeside Village

Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US

Lakeside Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Lakeside Village had a population of 162. The CDP is in northern Comanche County, on the west side of Lake Ellsworth, on the south side of its Chandler Creek inlet. It is bordered to the west by U.S. Routes 62/281 and is 14 miles (23 km) north of Lawton and 7 miles (11 km) south of Apache. Via U.S. Route 277, it is 7 miles west-northwest of Elgin. Lake Ellsworth is an impoundment on East Cache Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Red River.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
1,263 ft

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