Clearlake Oaks vs Lucerne

A side-by-side comparison of Clearlake Oaks and Lucerne: population, income, housing, and more.

Clearlake Oaks and Lucerne are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lucerne has the higher population (3,156 vs 2,174 in Clearlake Oaks). Lucerne has the higher median household income ($47,460 vs $38,669 in Clearlake Oaks). Lucerne has the higher median home value ($234,400 vs $206,000 in Clearlake Oaks).

Population, income & housing

	Clearlake Oaks	Lucerne
Population	2,174	3,156
Median age	57.4 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$38,669	$47,460
Median home value	$206,000	$234,400
Median gross rent	$1,352	$1,368
Housing units	1,612	1,984
Homeownership rate	66.2%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	16.5%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clearlake Oaks	Lucerne
Population	2,265 → 2,174 (-4.0%)	2,896 → 3,156 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$45,950 → $38,669 (-15.8%)	$44,972 → $47,460 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$123,000 → $206,000 (+67.5%)	$207,400 → $234,400 (+13.0%)
Median gross rent	$995 → $1,352 (+35.9%)	$822 → $1,368 (+66.4%)

Clearlake Oaks

Population

2,2652,174

Median household income

$45,950$38,669

Median home value

$123,000$206,000

Median gross rent

$995$1,352

Lucerne

Population

2,8963,156

Median household income

$44,972$47,460

Median home value

$207,400$234,400

Median gross rent

$822$1,368

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clearlake Oaks	Lucerne
Under 5	4.8%	2.7%
5 to 17	13.7%	14.8%
18 to 24	4.1%	15.3%
25 to 34	4.9%	11.5%
35 to 44	9.0%	10.8%
45 to 54	11.4%	7.3%
55 to 64	16.2%	13.0%
65 to 74	21.4%	15.3%
75 and over	14.4%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clearlake Oaks	Lucerne
White (non-Hispanic)	67.1%	71.2%
Black or African American	1.1%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	3.6%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	1.6%	0.5%
Two or more races	9.3%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.4%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clearlake Oaks	Lucerne
No high school diploma	7.7%	9.2%
High school graduate	39.2%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clearlake Oaks	Lucerne
Drove alone	41.9%	64.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	18.4%
Public transit	11.7%	0.0%
Walked	28.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.8%	15.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clearlake Oaks	Lucerne
1-unit, detached	72.0%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	27.7%

Poverty & households

	Clearlake Oaks	Lucerne
Poverty rate	24.1%	17.5%
Average household size	2.10	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	19	33
Median year structure built	1977	1972