Lake of the Woods vs Squirrel Mountain Valley

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

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

Squirrel Mountain Valley has the higher population (1,020 vs 875 in Lake of the Woods). Squirrel Mountain Valley has the higher median home value ($345,500 vs $302,900 in Lake of the Woods). Since 2019, Squirrel Mountain Valley's population has grown faster (+4.0% vs -6.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Lake of the Woods	Squirrel Mountain Valley
Population	875	1,020
Median age	51.4 yrs	61.2 yrs
Median household income	$48,958	—
Median home value	$302,900	$345,500
Median gross rent	$1,346	—
Housing units	536	595
Homeownership rate	59.3%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	27.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake of the Woods	Squirrel Mountain Valley
Population	931 → 875 (-6.0%)	981 → 1,020 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$45,774 → $48,958 (+7.0%)	—
Median home value	$173,900 → $302,900 (+74.2%)	$230,700 → $345,500 (+49.8%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $1,346 (+86.4%)	$832 → $906 (+8.9%)

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

Squirrel Mountain Valley

Population

9811,020

Median home value

$230,700$345,500

Median gross rent

$832$906

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake of the Woods	Squirrel Mountain Valley
Under 5	7.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	14.1%	7.5%
18 to 24	5.4%	1.4%
25 to 34	8.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.3%	15.1%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.3%
55 to 64	24.7%	25.9%
65 to 74	12.1%	16.4%
75 and over	6.9%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake of the Woods	Squirrel Mountain Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	99.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake of the Woods	Squirrel Mountain Valley
No high school diploma	16.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	42.2%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake of the Woods	Squirrel Mountain Valley
Drove alone	83.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	5.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	0.0%
Other means	4.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake of the Woods	Squirrel Mountain Valley
1-unit, detached	73.1%	96.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.9%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Lake of the Woods	Squirrel Mountain Valley
Poverty rate	15.0%	8.0%
Average household size	2.44	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	34	35
Median year structure built	1980	1973