Pine Mountain Lake

Population: 2,758
Median household income: $68,000
Median home value: $381,000

Pine Mountain Lake is a community in Tuolumne County, California, home to 2,758 residents. At $68,000, its median household income sits below Tuolumne County's $72,259.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pine Mountain Lake's population held roughly steady from 2,772 to 2,758, while its median home value rose 23.2% from $309,200 to $381,000.

6.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.13 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,758
Median age: 61.5 yrs
Median household income: $68,000
Median home value: $381,000
Median gross rent: $1,488
Housing units: 3,101
Homeownership rate: 89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7722,758

Median household income

$56,667$68,000

Median home value

$309,200$381,000

Median gross rent

$749$1,488

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,772	$56,667	$309,200	$749
2020	2,801	$56,355	$298,600	$956
2021	3,017	$62,303	$332,700	$1,174
2022	3,038	$73,125	$377,500	$1,474
2023	2,758	$68,000	$381,000	$1,488

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 178.0%

18 to 243.3%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7424.5%

75 and over18.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	139	5.0%
5 to 17	222	8.0%
18 to 24	92	3.3%
25 to 34	174	6.3%
35 to 44	294	10.7%
45 to 54	238	8.6%
55 to 64	425	15.4%
65 to 74	677	24.5%
75 and over	497	18.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,279	82.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	61	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	145	5.3%
Two or more races	87	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	186	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate18.4%

Some college or associate's43.2%

Bachelor's degree23.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	96	4.2%
High school graduate	424	18.4%
Some college or associate's	995	43.2%
Bachelor's degree	538	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	252	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	634	79.6%
Carpooled	53	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	24	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	74	9.3%
Other means	11	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	357	49.4%
15 to 29 min	137	19.0%
30 to 44 min	45	6.2%
45 to 59 min	53	7.3%
60+ min	130	18.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 6.8% (188 of 2,758)

	Count	Share
Family households	777	61.6%
Nonfamily households	485	38.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,262	40.7%
Vacant	1,839	59.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,130	89.5%
Renter-occupied	132	10.5%

1-unit, detached94.8%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units0.3%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,941	94.8%
1-unit, attached	57	1.8%
2 to 4 units	10	0.3%
5 to 19 units	71	2.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0657244
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0.28 sq mi
Center point: 37.8595, -120.1817