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As of the year 2000 census, 2,093 people lived in Lake Park.
In Lake Park, about 76% of adults are married. Lake Park is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in village is married (though of course they're not). Large families and residences are common here. Watch out for that stroller! It's hard to swing a rattle in Lake Park without hitting a preschooler.
In 2000, Lake Park had a median family income of $71,630. Many people in Lake Park make a good living. The bulk of the population of the village is doing well, with money to spend. Lake Park doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the village have earned college degrees than have people in most other villages in North Carolina. In Lake Park, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in the village.)
An estimated 99% of living spaces in Lake Park are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The housing stock in the village is younger than in most places.
In Lake Park, 93% of commuters drive to work.
Lake Park strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in North Carolina):
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| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 1% |  |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 6% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 6% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 15% | |
Comparing Lake Park to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in North Carolina (State):
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