COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lake View vs Forrest City
PLACE A
Lake View, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Forrest City, Arkansas
Lake View is 94% smaller than Forrest City. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Lake View has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -15%).
LAKE VIEWFORREST CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population75412,308−94% vs Forrest City
Population density442608−166
Population growth-5.3%-15.3%+10.0 pts
Median age47.436.9+10.5
Male43.9%58.6%−14.7 pts
Female56.1%41.4%+14.7 pts
Foreign-born2.2%3.5%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.4%20.8%+41.6 pts
Black30.5%73.1%−42.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%4.8%−3.9 pts
Asian1.3%0.2%+1.1 pts
Other4.9%1.0%+3.8 pts
Median household income$36,563$35,689+$874
Per capita income$36,850$16,688+$20,162
Poverty rate24.3%37.7%−13.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5320.504+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%13.8%−0.1 pts
Graduate degree4.9%5.3%−0.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%13.5%−9.5 pts
Labor force participation57.1%39.7%+17.4 pts
Median home value$75,700$92,000−$16,300
Median gross rent$733$805−$72
Owner-occupied49.4%39.2%+10.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.1%16.9%+7.3 pts
Rent-burdened households27.4%54.3%−26.9 pts
Average commute26.916.4+10.6
Worked from home2.1%2.7%−0.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.8%10.7%−3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025