Lake of the Woods vs Maricopa

A side-by-side comparison of Lake of the Woods and Maricopa: population, income, housing, and more.

Lake of the Woods and Maricopa are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Maricopa has the higher population (1,015 vs 875 in Lake of the Woods). Lake of the Woods has the higher median household income ($48,958 vs $38,676 in Maricopa). Lake of the Woods has the higher median home value ($302,900 vs $121,800 in Maricopa).

Population, income & housing

	Lake of the Woods	Maricopa
Population	875	1,015
Median age	51.4 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$48,958	$38,676
Median home value	$302,900	$121,800
Median gross rent	$1,346	$943
Housing units	536	435
Homeownership rate	59.3%	62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	6.1%
Unemployment rate	27.3%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake of the Woods	Maricopa
Population	931 → 875 (-6.0%)	1,229 → 1,015 (-17.4%)
Median household income	$45,774 → $48,958 (+7.0%)	$35,893 → $38,676 (+7.8%)
Median home value	$173,900 → $302,900 (+74.2%)	$77,100 → $121,800 (+58.0%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $1,346 (+86.4%)	$806 → $943 (+17.0%)

Lake of the Woods

Population

931875

Median household income

$45,774$48,958

Median home value

$173,900$302,900

Median gross rent

$722$1,346

Maricopa

Population

1,2291,015

Median household income

$35,893$38,676

Median home value

$77,100$121,800

Median gross rent

$806$943

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake of the Woods	Maricopa
Under 5	7.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.1%	21.2%
18 to 24	5.4%	3.6%
25 to 34	8.2%	15.1%
35 to 44	9.3%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.4%
55 to 64	24.7%	11.2%
65 to 74	12.1%	12.6%
75 and over	6.9%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake of the Woods	Maricopa
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	53.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	10.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	33.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake of the Woods	Maricopa
No high school diploma	16.2%	29.7%
High school graduate	42.2%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake of the Woods	Maricopa
Drove alone	83.7%	85.2%
Carpooled	5.1%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	1.9%
Other means	4.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake of the Woods	Maricopa
1-unit, detached	73.1%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.9%	30.8%

Poverty & households

	Lake of the Woods	Maricopa
Poverty rate	15.0%	16.7%
Average household size	2.44	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	34	32
Median year structure built	1980	1968