Tennessee

Lake County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
66.9%
African
27.8%
Other
5.3%

Compared with Tennessee and the United States

Lake Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricLake CountyTennesseeUnited States
Non-Hispanic White66.9%70%58%
Black or African American27.8%15.2%—
Hispanic2.5%8.6%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%0.2%—
Indian0.1%0.6%—
East Asian0.1%0.6%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Lake County next to Tennessee and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricLake CountyTennesseeUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—91.9 (−8.1%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—79.1 (−20.9%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$28,814$69,595$80,734
Median home value$97,900$286,700$332,700
Home price to income3.4×4.1×4.1×
Median gross rent$532/mo$1,189/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income22.2%20.5%21.0%