Lake County, Colorado

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 7,411
Median household income: $93,655
Median home value: $401,300

Home to 7,411 residents, Lake County is one of Colorado's counties. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $93,655 is in line with the Colorado median ($92,470).

From 2019 to 2023, Lake County's population declined 4.4% from 7,751 to 7,411, while its median household income rose 85.2% from $50,565 to $93,655.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 57.3% of the population. 66.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,411
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $93,655
Median home value: $401,300
Median gross rent: $1,599
Housing units: 4,033
Homeownership rate: 76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,7517,411

Median household income

$50,565$93,655

Median home value

$232,100$401,300

Median gross rent

$982$1,599

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,751	$50,565	$232,100	$982
2020	7,845	$65,858	$258,200	$1,086
2021	7,417	$73,099	$262,800	$1,152
2022	7,403	$78,942	$331,000	$1,554
2023	7,411	$93,655	$401,300	$1,599

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4417.4%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over2.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	357	4.8%
5 to 17	1,074	14.5%
18 to 24	791	10.7%
25 to 34	1,295	17.5%
35 to 44	1,289	17.4%
45 to 54	945	12.8%
55 to 64	685	9.2%
65 to 74	797	10.8%
75 and over	178	2.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,248	57.3%
Black or African American	7	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	49	0.7%
Asian	17	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	56	0.8%
Two or more races	428	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,606	35.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate22.5%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree27.0%

Graduate or professional degree19.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	418	8.1%
High school graduate	1,167	22.5%
Some college or associate's	1,213	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,399	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	992	19.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone66.5%

Carpooled14.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle4.8%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,930	66.5%
Carpooled	641	14.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	244	5.5%
Bicycle	210	4.8%
Worked from home	289	6.6%
Other means	94	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,785	43.3%
15 to 29 min	625	15.2%
30 to 44 min	630	15.3%
45 to 59 min	653	15.9%
60+ min	426	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 7.2% (525 of 7,276)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,567	53.0%
Nonfamily households	1,392	47.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,959	73.4%
Vacant	1,074	26.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,250	76.0%
Renter-occupied	709	24.0%

1-unit, detached77.1%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other10.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,110	77.1%
1-unit, attached	68	1.7%
2 to 4 units	219	5.4%
5 to 19 units	161	4.0%
20 or more units	59	1.5%
Mobile home & other	416	10.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 08065
State: Colorado
Land area: 377 sq mi
Water area: 6.99 sq mi
Center point: 39.2053, -106.3501