Another notable thing is that Lake Ozark is a major vacation destination. Much of the city’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Lake Ozark’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Lake Ozark has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Lake Ozark has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lake Ozark than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lake Ozark may be for you.
Being a small city, Lake Ozark does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Lake Ozark ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Lake Ozark, 42.09% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Lake Ozark in 2022 was $45,441, which is wealthy relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $181,764 for a family of four. However, Lake Ozark contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Lake Ozark home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Ozark residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lake Ozark include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Lake Ozark is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
