Lake, MS Demographics

A map of Lake's Population by Race

Lake, Mississippi had a population of 475 in 2020. It was 46.3% White, 48.0% Black, 0.0% Asian, 2.3% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American/Other, and 2.7% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Lake, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 428 places in Mississippi, Lake is the 263rd most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Lake's White Population

220 residents of Lake identify as White, or 46.3%. This makes the White share of the population of Lake slightly less than the White share of the population of Mississippi (55.4% White). Of the 428 places in Mississippi, Lake is ranked #244 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Lake is more White than neighboring Conehatta (12.2% White), Forest (20.7% White), Newton (26.1% White), and Hillsboro (31.6% White). Lake is less White than neighboring Montrose (77.9% White).

Lake's Black Population

228 residents of Lake identify as Black, or 48.0%. This makes the Black share of the population of Lake slightly larger than the Black share of the population of Mississippi (36.4% Black). Of the 428 places in Mississippi, Lake is ranked #172 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Lake is more Black than neighboring Conehatta (4.5% Black), Forest (42.7% Black), and Montrose (15.4% Black). Lake is less Black than neighboring Newton (69.6% Black), and Hillsboro (60.2% Black).

Lake's Asian Population

0 residents of Lake identify as Asian, or 0.0%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Lake roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Mississippi (1.1% Asian). Of the 428 places in Mississippi, Lake is ranked #251 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Lake is less Asian than neighboring Conehatta (0.1% Asian), Forest (0.7% Asian), Newton (0.3% Asian), and Hillsboro (0.1% Asian).

Lake's Hispanic Population

11 residents of Lake identify as Hispanic, or 2.3%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Lake roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Mississippi (3.6% Hispanic). Of the 428 places in Mississippi, Lake is ranked #178 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Lake is more Hispanic than neighboring Conehatta (1.1% Hispanic), Newton (1.3% Hispanic), and Montrose (1% Hispanic). Lake is less Hispanic than neighboring Forest (33.9% Hispanic), and Hillsboro (4.7% Hispanic).

Lake's Native American/Other Population

3 residents of Lake identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.6%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Lake roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Mississippi (0.8% Native American/Other). Of the 428 places in Mississippi, Lake is ranked #109 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Lake is more Native American/Other than neighboring Forest (0.5% Native American/Other), Newton (0.5% Native American/Other), Hillsboro (0.3% Native American/Other), and Montrose (0% Native American/Other). Lake is less Native American/Other than neighboring Conehatta (78.7% Native American/Other).

Lake's Multiracial Population

13 residents of Lake identify as Multiracial, or 2.7%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Lake roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Mississippi (2.8% Multiracial). Of the 428 places in Mississippi, Lake is ranked #184 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Lake is more Multiracial than neighboring Forest (1.5% Multiracial), and Newton (2.2% Multiracial). Lake is less Multiracial than neighboring Conehatta (3.4% Multiracial), Hillsboro (3.2% Multiracial), and Montrose (5.8% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.