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Lakeside, Texas, in Tarrant county, is 12 miles NW of Fort Worth, Texas. The town is included in the Fort Worth - Arlington metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 1,040 people lived in Lakeside.
In Lakeside, about 72% of adults are married. Lakeside is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not).
In 2000, Lakeside had a median family income of $64,583. Many people in Lakeside make a good living. The bulk of the population of the town is doing well, with money to spend. Lakeside doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in Texas. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in Lakeside.)
Lakeside residents donated more money ($200) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the town.
An estimated 95% of living spaces in Lakeside are occupied by their owners, not by renters.
In Lakeside, 94% of commuters drive to work. Walking to work is pretty rare in the town.
Lakeside strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Texas):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 5% |  |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 7% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 14% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 14% | |
Comparing Lakeside to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Texas (State):
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Age of the Population | | |
| Well-Paid Single Men |  | |
| Well-Paid Single Women | | |
| Male Share of the Population |  | |
| Senior Citizens |  | |
| Racial Diversity | |  |
| Female Share of the Population |  | |
| Children Under 5 Years Old | | |
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| Portion of People Married | | |
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| People Above Poverty | | |
| People in Middle Class or Better | | |
| Median Family Income | | |
| College Educated Adults | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Working at Home | | |
| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
| Public Transportation Use | | |
| Short Commute Times | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| Housing Recently Built |  | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
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