Lake County, California

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 68,139
Median household income: $58,738
Median home value: $316,800

Lake County, California counts 68,139 residents. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. At $58,738, its median household income sits below California's $96,334.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lake County's population grew 6.1% from 64,195 to 68,139, while its median household income rose 24.9% from $47,040 to $58,738.

70.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1980.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 68,139
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $58,738
Median home value: $316,800
Median gross rent: $1,292
Housing units: 34,271
Homeownership rate: 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Unemployment rate: 11.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

64,19568,139

Median household income

$47,040$58,738

Median home value

$219,400$316,800

Median gross rent

$978$1,292

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	64,195	$47,040	$219,400	$978
2020	64,276	$49,254	$238,000	$1,028
2021	67,749	$53,399	$260,600	$1,116
2022	68,024	$56,259	$291,300	$1,206
2023	68,139	$58,738	$316,800	$1,292

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7414.4%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,740	5.5%
5 to 17	11,088	16.3%
18 to 24	4,376	6.4%
25 to 34	7,587	11.1%
35 to 44	7,815	11.5%
45 to 54	7,415	10.9%
55 to 64	10,013	14.7%
65 to 74	9,799	14.4%
75 and over	6,306	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	44,464	65.3%
Black or African American	1,314	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,362	2.0%
Asian	710	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	233	0.3%
Some other race	121	0.2%
Two or more races	3,751	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16,184	23.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate28.8%

Some college or associate's40.5%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,320	12.9%
High school graduate	14,112	28.8%
Some college or associate's	19,820	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	5,743	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,940	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone67.9%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.8%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home15.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,323	67.9%
Carpooled	2,686	11.2%
Public transit	200	0.8%
Walked	669	2.8%
Bicycle	95	0.4%
Worked from home	3,802	15.8%
Other means	255	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,386	31.6%
15 to 29 min	5,123	25.3%
30 to 44 min	4,455	22.0%
45 to 59 min	1,319	6.5%
60+ min	2,945	14.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 16.7% (11,156 of 66,900)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,782	59.9%
Nonfamily households	10,582	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	26,364	76.9%
Vacant	7,907	23.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,701	70.9%
Renter-occupied	7,663	29.1%

1-unit, detached70.0%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other20.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23,987	70.0%
1-unit, attached	872	2.5%
2 to 4 units	850	2.5%
5 to 19 units	874	2.6%
20 or more units	779	2.3%
Mobile home & other	6,909	20.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 06033
State: California
Land area: 1,255 sq mi
Water area: 73 sq mi
Center point: 39.1080, -122.7452