Lakeside is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 21,152 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Lakeside is the 310th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Lakeside are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Also of interest is that Lakeside has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Lakeside telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.79% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The citizens of Lakeside are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.98% of adults in Lakeside having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lakeside in 2022 was $37,334, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,336 for a family of four. However, Lakeside contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lakeside is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lakeside home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lakeside residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lakeside also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.32% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lakeside include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Lakeside is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.