Phoenix Lake

Population: 4,505
Median household income: $78,750
Median home value: $455,000

Located in Tuolumne County, California, Phoenix Lake is a community with a population of 4,505. At $78,750, its median household income sits above Tuolumne County's $72,259.

Between 2019 and 2023, Phoenix Lake's population held roughly steady from 4,511 to 4,505, while its median home value rose 31.5% from $346,100 to $455,000.

Owners occupy 87.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 56.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,505
Median age: 56.5 yrs
Median household income: $78,750
Median home value: $455,000
Median gross rent: $1,724
Housing units: 2,200
Homeownership rate: 87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5114,505

Median household income

$71,397$78,750

Median home value

$346,100$455,000

Median gross rent

$1,445$1,724

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,511	$71,397	$346,100	$1,445
2020	4,820	$56,641	$383,700	$1,400
2021	4,852	$62,946	$407,000	$1,318
2022	4,377	$72,173	$413,200	$1,235
2023	4,505	$78,750	$455,000	$1,724

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 345.9%

35 to 445.4%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6420.4%

65 to 7416.2%

75 and over14.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	141	3.1%
5 to 17	457	10.1%
18 to 24	527	11.7%
25 to 34	264	5.9%
35 to 44	243	5.4%
45 to 54	558	12.4%
55 to 64	917	20.4%
65 to 74	732	16.2%
75 and over	666	14.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,035	89.6%
Black or African American	21	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	22	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	183	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	237	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate19.4%

Some college or associate's48.3%

Bachelor's degree15.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	252	7.5%
High school graduate	656	19.4%
Some college or associate's	1,633	48.3%
Bachelor's degree	536	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	303	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone74.8%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit1.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,261	74.8%
Carpooled	119	7.1%
Public transit	18	1.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	287	17.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	300	21.5%
15 to 29 min	638	45.6%
30 to 44 min	138	9.9%
45 to 59 min	73	5.2%
60+ min	249	17.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 7.9% (353 of 4,472)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,123	55.4%
Nonfamily households	904	44.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,027	92.1%
Vacant	173	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,769	87.3%
Renter-occupied	258	12.7%

1-unit, detached90.0%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,979	90.0%
1-unit, attached	8	0.4%
2 to 4 units	16	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	197	9.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0656870
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 38.0113, -120.3090