Lakeside, Virginia
Area Profile
12,654 residents. Public schools, jobs, income, housing cost, climate and natural-hazard risk for Lakeside, in Henrico County.
How this area ranks
Data updated · 14 sourcesUnemployment is 3.7% and median household income $72,032, putting employment conditions in the middle range of cities measured. The unemployment rate is published for Henrico County, VA, which contains Lakeside, rather than for Lakeside alone.
In the public schools here, 82% of students met the state standard in mathematics, with 15.6 students for every teacher. Math proficiency and 1 other measure here are published for Henrico County, VA, which contains Lakeside, rather than for Lakeside alone.
1,726 housing units were authorized over the past twelve months, essentially level with the prior year — steady rather than turning. The permit count and 1 other measure here are published for Henrico County, VA, which contains Lakeside, rather than for Lakeside alone.
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At a glance
Jobs & opportunity
Unemployment across Henrico County, VA, which contains Lakeside, is 3.7%, lower than in 74% of the 4,226 measured US cities.
Employment across Henrico County, VA, which contains Lakeside, fell 1.8% over the past year, to 178,179 employed residents.
40% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 81% of measured US cities.
| Metric | Value | Compared nationally | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income of new arrivalsHenrico County, VA’s figurefiling years 2022–2023 | $74,995 | 55th percentileof 4,101 | filing years 2022–2023 |
| Income of those who leftHenrico County, VA’s figurefiling years 2022–2023 | $82,053 | 67th percentileof 4,101 | filing years 2022–2023 |
| Median household income ±$12,5532024 ACS 5-Year | $72,032 | Top 43%of 29,223 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Per capita income ±$4,1962024 ACS 5-Year | $41,677 | Top 29%of 31,420 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Poverty rate ±4%2024 ACS 5-Year | 10.6% | Top 49%of 31,773 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Average commute ±1.4 min2024 ACS 5-Year | 21.6 min | Top 24%of 31,543 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Bachelor's degree or higher ±4%2024 ACS 5-Year | 39.5% | Top 19%of 31,919 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Drove alone to work ±5%2024 ACS 5-Year | 70.8% | 30th percentileof 31,433 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| EmploymentHenrico County, VA’s figureJuly 2026 | 178,179 | Top 35%of 4,226 | July 2026 |
| Employment change (3 years)Henrico County, VA’s figureJuly 2026 | −2.3% | Bottom 20%of 4,226 | July 2026 |
| Employment change (year over year)Henrico County, VA’s figureJuly 2026 | −1.8% | Bottom 28%of 4,226 | July 2026 |
| Labor forceHenrico County, VA’s figureJuly 2026 | 185,063 | 65th percentileof 4,226 | July 2026 |
| Labor force participation ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year | 84.0% | Top 28%of 31,513 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Mean annual wageRichmond, VA Metro Area’s figure2025 OEWS | $68,400 | Top 50%of 3,729 | 2025 OEWS |
| Median annual wageRichmond, VA Metro Area’s figure2025 OEWS | $51,460 | Top 46%of 3,729 | 2025 OEWS |
| Public transit to work ±0.3%2024 ACS 5-Year | 0.0% | 1st percentileof 31,433 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Unemployment change (year over year)Henrico County, VA’s figureJuly 2026 | +0.3% | Bottom 26%of 4,226 | July 2026 |
| Unemployment rateHenrico County, VA’s figureJuly 2026 | 3.7% | Top 26%of 4,226 | July 2026 |
| Worked from home ±6%2024 ACS 5-Year | 23.8% | 90th percentileof 31,433 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
Median household income, successive ACS releases
Largest occupations — Richmond, VA
| Occupation | People employed | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | 17,100 | $29,500 |
| Retail Salespersons | 16,210 | $33,580 |
| General and Operations Managers | 15,770 | $108,670 |
| Registered Nurses | 15,700 | $93,580 |
| Cashiers | 14,460 | $30,350 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 12,300 | $37,180 |
Searches the 40 largest occupations here that have a published wage.
Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes city-level labor data only for places of 25,000 or more. This is the figure for Henrico County, VA, which contains this city.
82% of students met the state standard in mathematics and 78% in reading, across the schools here that reported results. Math proficiency and 1 other measure here are published for Henrico County, VA, which contains Lakeside, rather than for Lakeside alone.
There are 15.6 students for every full-time teacher, fewer than in most measured places. The student-teacher ratio is published for Henrico County, VA, which contains Lakeside, rather than for Lakeside alone.
The proficiency and staffing figures above are for Henrico County, VA: too few schools in Lakeside reported a usable figure on their own to weight one honestly.
Public schools only, from the NCES Common Core of Data, placed by ZIP code — which schools are in this place, not which one a particular address is zoned for. A dash in a proficiency column is a gap in the federal file, not a bad result. Proficiency is measured against Virginia’s own standard, so it is ranked within state. How to read school figures.
Housing & affordability
How it’s calculated — housing affordability →Prices for everything a household buys run about 2% below the national average — the Bureau of Economic Analysis index reads 98.3, against 100 for the nation. Nationally, housing drives most of the spread between places in this index; other goods vary far less.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s house price index for the Richmond, VA Metro Area is up 48% over five years, and up 3.4% over the last year. It follows repeat sales of the same homes, so it measures price change rather than which homes happened to sell.
Homeowners here who pay a tax bill pay a median of $1,885 a year in real estate taxes, about 0.65% of the median home value.
HUD’s Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom, set near the 40th percentile of recent new leases, is $1,655, some 22% above the $1,361 tenants already here pay.
At HUD’s Fair Market Rent of $1,655 a month for a two-bedroom, keeping rent to 30% of income takes a household income of about $66,200 a year, about 92% of the median household income here of $72,032.
The typical renter household here spends 36% of its income on rent, above the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened. Median gross rent runs $1,361 a month.
A median home at $288,200 costs 2.9 times the median income of its owner-occupied households, $100,342, close to the historic benchmark for an affordable market.
Prices here run about 2% below the national average. The spread between places is driven mostly by housing — goods vary far less — and this excludes taxes.
Published for the Richmond, VA Metro Area as a whole. Prices are regional — people shop, commute and rent across a metropolitan area rather than within a city boundary — so this describes the cost of living around this place better than a figure drawn to its own limits would.
The figures above are measured against Lakeside’s median household income of $72,032, which describes the place rather than you. Enter your own and the ratio is recomputed against it. It stays in this browser.
| Metric | Value | Compared nationally | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of living indexthe Richmond, VA Metro Area’s figure2023 | 98.3 | Top 39%of 3,700 | 2023 |
| Home price change (1 year)the Richmond, VA Metro Area’s figure2026 Q2 | +3.4% | 54th percentileof 4,154 | 2026 Q2 |
| Home price change (5 years)the Richmond, VA Metro Area’s figure2026 Q2 | +47.7% | 69th percentileof 4,154 | 2026 Q2 |
| Home price change (10 years)the Richmond, VA Metro Area’s figure2026 Q2 | +100.7% | 63rd percentileof 4,154 | 2026 Q2 |
| Home price to income ±0.32024 ACS 5-Year | 2.9 | Bottom 38%of 26,815 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Homeownership rate ±5%2024 ACS 5-Year | 65.2% | 29th percentileof 31,717 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Housing units ±3802024 ACS 5-Year | 5,833 | 90th percentileof 32,177 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Market rent, one bedroomFY2026 | $1,507 | Bottom 44%of 4,072 | FY2026 |
| Market rent, three bedroomFY2026 | $2,072 | Top 46%of 4,072 | FY2026 |
| Market rent, two bedroomFY2026 | $1,655 | Top 48%of 4,072 | FY2026 |
| Median gross rent ±$882024 ACS 5-Year | $1,361 | Bottom 24%of 23,120 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median home value ±$9,1482024 ACS 5-Year | $288,200 | 71st percentileof 29,111 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median property taxes ±$932024 ACS 5-Year | $1,885 | 53rd percentileof 26,440 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Owner household income ±$11,1632024 ACS 5-Year | $100,342 | Top 27%of 27,548 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Property tax rate ±0.04%2024 ACS 5-Year | 0.65% | 25th percentileof 20,543 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Rent as a share of income ±6%2024 ACS 5-Year | 35.8% | Bottom 18%of 22,950 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Seasonal and second homes ±212024 ACS 5-Year | 0 | 1st percentileof 32,330 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Second homes2024 ACS 5-Year | 0.0% | 1st percentileof 31,895 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Vacancy rate2024 ACS 5-Year | 3.2% | 28th percentileof 31,769 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Vacant housing units ±1222024 ACS 5-Year | 185 | 76th percentileof 32,330 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
These measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with. They compare housing cost with local earnings only: transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not in them. How to read affordability, the two rent figures and the cost-of-living index.
Growth & development
How it’s calculated — growth →Development Momentum
An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.
Federal tax returns show that people moving in from elsewhere in the US and people moving out roughly balanced across Henrico County, which contains Lakeside, in the most recent year. Households that moved in reported an average income of $74,995, below the $82,053 of households that moved out.
At 5.1 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US cities. The permit rate is published for Henrico County, VA, which contains Lakeside, rather than for Lakeside alone.
People moving in and out
Where newcomers came from
- Richmond city, VA 5,461 people · 27% of arrivals
- Chesterfield County, VA 2,297 people · 11% of arrivals
- Hanover County, VA 1,236 people · 6.2% of arrivals
- Fairfax County, VA 451 people · 2.2% of arrivals
- Goochland County, VA 353 people · 1.8% of arrivals
Where people who left went
- Richmond city, VA 3,903 people · 19% of departures
- Chesterfield County, VA 3,354 people · 16% of departures
- Hanover County, VA 1,944 people · 9.5% of departures
- Goochland County, VA 915 people · 4.5% of departures
- New Kent County, VA 380 people · 1.9% of departures
Based on the address on federal tax returns, compared with the same filers a year earlier. It counts people who file, and sees a move only when the address on a return changes. Domestic moves only: people arriving from abroad are left out. This is the figure for Henrico County, VA. IRS Statistics of Income, filing years 2022–2023.
The Census Bureau's Building Permits Survey lists only jurisdictions that issue their own permits, and Lakeside, VA is not one. This is the figure for Henrico County, VA, which contains this city.
Weather & climate
7 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 89°F and January a low of 28°F.
Normal annual precipitation is 45.8 inches.
Air quality measures a median index of 41, in the Good band, and one day a year passes 100, the threshold at which the air is unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Precipitation
| Metric | Value | Source period |
|---|---|---|
| 90th percentile air quality index2024 calendar year | 55 | 2024 calendar year |
| Annual precipitation1991-2020 Normals | 45.8" | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Average January low1991-2020 Normals | 28°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Average July high1991-2020 Normals | 89°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Comfortable months1991-2020 Normals | 7 | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Days above AQI 1002024 calendar year | 1 | 2024 calendar year |
| Median air quality index2024 calendar year | 41 | 2024 calendar year |
| Seasonal temperature swing1991-2020 Normals | 41°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
Air quality
A comfortable median and a bad tail are different problems. Wildfire smoke and summer ozone show up in the worst tenth of days, not in the middle of the year.
Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. Air quality is measured by EPA monitors and published by county only where a monitor sits; a county without one shows nothing rather than an estimate, and a county reading is still the county’s. How to read climate and air quality.
Physical risk
The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are inland flooding, earthquake and tornado, with inland flooding alone responsible for 53% of it. Inland flooding and tornado are independently rated low or minimal nationally, so this describes how the loss is composed, not how large those hazards are.
Overall hazard risk is lower than 84% of measured US cities.
Low or minimal exposure: lightning, winter weather, heat wave, inland flooding, strong wind, tornado, hail, coastal flooding, wildfire, tsunami, volcanic activity, avalanche.
Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. City values are the population-weighted mean of the counties the city overlaps, using AreaProfile place-to-county land-area weights. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.
These are deaths, not offenses — they say nothing about burglary, theft or assault.
Henrico County records 6.0 homicide deaths per 100,000 residents a year, higher than most counties measured. The CDC does not publish this below county level.
Firearm deaths of all intents run at 10.5 per 100,000 — more than the homicide rate, since the figure counts suicides and accidents as well as homicides.
Drug overdose deaths run at 14.0 per 100,000 residents in Henrico County.
Firearm deaths count every intent together, and nationally the majority are suicides rather than homicides, so the firearm figure and the homicide figure above it count some of the same deaths twice over. They overlap and should not be added together.
Death rates are crude rates — deaths divided by population, not adjusted for age — except where a count was too small for the CDC to publish and it modeled the rate, which the card marks. They come from provisional death certificate records, published by the CDC by county and not below it. So they describe the county around Lakeside (Henrico County) rather than Lakeside itself. They are shown and not scored. How to read death rates.
What this profile does not cover
Each of these is absent for a reason, not by oversight. The Area Score is calculated without them; the weighting is on the methodology page.
- Reported crime
- Offenses reported to police are published by department rather than by town, so AreaProfile shows a rate only on city profiles, and only where that city’s department submitted every month of a year. Either no municipal department reports for this place — many smaller communities are policed by the county — or its department did not report every month of the year. Either way there is no figure to show. A partial year is never scaled up to look complete, and arrest counts or news volume are never substituted for it.
- Taxes
- Income and sales taxes are not published: no source covers them nationally with a method open enough to check. Property taxes are shown in the housing section but are not part of the score. The cost-of-living index above is a price level for all consumption, not a household budget, and it excludes taxes. Nothing here is individualized tax advice.
- Anything about a specific address
- Every figure describes an area, not a street or a house.
Access
3 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest Richmond Intl at 11 miles.
| Metric | Value | Compared nationally | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband access ±3%2024 ACS 5-Year | 93.5% | Top 32%of 31,588 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Distance to major airportNASR current cycle | 11 mi | Top 31%of 4,226 | NASR current cycle |
| Major airports within 100 milesNASR current cycle | 3 | Bottom 20%of 4,226 | NASR current cycle |
| No internet access ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year | 4.5% | Top 33%of 31,588 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Airport | Code | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Intl | RIC | 11 mi | 9,003 ft |
| Newport News/Williamsburg Intl | PHF | 63 mi | 8,003 ft |
| Washington Dulles Intl | IAD | 92 mi | 11,500 ft |
Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.
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Other cities in Richmond, VA
Same metropolitan area, measured the same way| City | County | Population | Area Score | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | Richmond city | 229,359 | 59 | Richmond vs Lakeside |
| Tuckahoe | Henrico County | 49,183 | 70 | Tuckahoe vs Lakeside |
| Mechanicsville | Hanover County | 38,683 | 70 | Mechanicsville vs Lakeside |
| Petersburg | Petersburg city | 33,537 | 48 | |
| Short Pump | Henrico County | 29,026 | 72 | |
| Chester | Chesterfield County | 24,474 | 65 | |
| Hopewell | Hopewell city | 22,959 | 50 | |
| Meadowbrook | Chesterfield County | 20,749 | 63 | |
| Midlothian | Chesterfield County | 19,120 | 71 | |
| Laurel | Henrico County | 18,721 | 62 | |
| Colonial Heights | Colonial Heights city | 18,352 | 59 | |
| Glen Allen | Henrico County | 17,551 | 72 |
Every city here is measured on the same scale from the same source releases, so the comparison is like for like. A higher Area Score reflects AreaProfile’s standardized weighting rather than a judgment about which is the better place to live.
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Data & methodology
| Used for | Source | Source period |
|---|---|---|
| Access | Federal Aviation Administration Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service | NASR current cycle |
| Physical risk | Federal Emergency Management Agency National Risk Index | National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0) |
| Demographics, Income | Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income Division U.S. Population Migration Data (county to county) | filing years 2022–2023 |
| Climate | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly) | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Housing | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional price parities and county personal income | 2023 |
| Jobs | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics | July 2026 |
| Jobs | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics | 2025 OEWS |
| Access, Demographics, Housing, Income, Jobs | U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File) | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Development | U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey | 12 months ending July 2026 |
| Safety | U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics Provisional county-level mortality by intent | March 2025 to February 2026; May 2025 to April 2026 |
| Schools | U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessments | 2018-19 school year; 2024-25 school year |
| Housing | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research Fair Market Rents | FY2026 |
| Climate | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System Daily Air Quality Index by county | 2024 calendar year |
| Housing | U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (traditional, all-transactions) | 2026 Q2 |
| Current conditions | NOAA National Weather Service National Weather Service current conditions | Live observation, read when the page opens |
Profile recalculated October 8, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology, or every source with how often each updates.