Lakes was a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States.

[3] Lakes first appeared on the 2000 U.S. census as a census-designated place (CDP).

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 6,706 people, 2,217 households, and 1,775 families residing in the CDP.

There were 2,329 housing units at an average density of 170.6 per square mile (65.9/km2).

14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.