Population: 1,112. Estimated population in 2021: 1,122 (+0.9% change)
Males: 499 (44.9%), Females: 613 (55.1%)
Zip code: 48850
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $33,611
Median house value: $68,800
Races in Lakeview:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
- Hispanic (3.1%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (19.8%), English (15.9%), United States (12.7%), Irish (12.1%), Danish (6.7%), Dutch (5.4%).
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Lakeview
- High school or higher: 78.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lakeview village
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 54.5%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 13.5%
- Divorced: 8.8%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-0.6%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Lakeview:
- KELSEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (418 WASHINGTON AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lakeview:
- UNITED MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GREENVILLE, MI)
- MECOSTA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI)
- SHERIDAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; SHERIDAN, MI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lakeview:
- GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Abbreviation: GRR)
- CAPITAL CITY (about 67 miles; LANSING, MI; Abbreviation: LAN)
- MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 69 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; Abbreviation: MKG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lakeview:
- LAKEVIEW AIRPORT-GRIFFITH FIELD (about 3 miles; LAKEVIEW, MI; Abbreviation: 13C)
- CANADIAN LAKES (about 9 miles; MECOSTA, MI; Abbreviation: 0C5)
- MECOSTA MORTON (about 13 miles; MECOSTA, MI; Abbreviation: 27C)
Amtrak station near Lakeview:
- 14 miles: HOWARD CITY (130 N. ENSLEY ST.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lakeview:
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,593)
- CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 21,353)
- CALVIN COLLEGE (about 40 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,148)
- AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 42 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,022)
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,590)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 15,124)
- MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,365)
Schools
Public high school in Lakeview:
- LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 629; Location: 9800 YOUNGMAN ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lakeview:
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 420; Location: 125 S. 5TH STREET; Grades: 03 – 05)
- LAKEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 418; Location: 516 E. WASHINGTON AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- BRIGHT START ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 335; Location: 9497 PADEN ROAD; Grades: PK – 02)
Private primary/middle school in Lakeview:
- PLEASANT HILL AMISH PAR SCH (Students: 28; Location: 7750 KENDAVILLE RD CORNER OF F; Grades: 1 – 8)
Libraries
Library in Lakeview:
- TAMARACK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $162,666; Location: 407 EAST LINCOLN AVENUE; 21,120 books; 415 audio materials; 340 video materials; 290 serial subscriptions)