Cobb vs Lower Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Cobb and Lower Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cobb has the higher population (928 vs 598 in Lower Lake). Cobb has the higher median home value ($377,000 vs $236,800 in Lower Lake). Since 2019, Cobb's population has grown faster (-8.2% vs -55.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Cobb	Lower Lake
Population	928	598
Median age	61.8 yrs	54.2 yrs
Median household income	$113,375	—
Median home value	$377,000	$236,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,011
Housing units	701	428
Homeownership rate	85.3%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.4%	27.8%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cobb	Lower Lake
Population	1,011 → 928 (-8.2%)	1,355 → 598 (-55.9%)
Median household income	$78,833 → $113,375 (+43.8%)	$32,500 → $35,930 (+10.6%)
Median home value	$260,300 → $377,000 (+44.8%)	$94,500 → $236,800 (+150.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,278 → $1,011 (-20.9%)

Cobb

Population

1,011928

Median household income

$78,833$113,375

Median home value

$260,300$377,000

Lower Lake

Population

1,355598

Median household income

$32,500$35,930

Median home value

$94,500$236,800

Median gross rent

$1,278$1,011

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cobb	Lower Lake
Under 5	7.1%	3.8%
5 to 17	9.2%	6.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.8%
25 to 34	9.6%	6.4%
35 to 44	5.2%	14.5%
45 to 54	12.6%	20.4%
55 to 64	12.9%	18.6%
65 to 74	41.7%	8.9%
75 and over	1.7%	16.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cobb	Lower Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	59.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	33.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cobb	Lower Lake
No high school diploma	8.0%	8.8%
High school graduate	21.6%	14.9%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	48.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.3%	27.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cobb	Lower Lake
Drove alone	91.1%	96.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cobb	Lower Lake
1-unit, detached	91.6%	51.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	39.5%

Poverty & households

	Cobb	Lower Lake
Poverty rate	6.7%	26.7%
Average household size	2.10	1.70
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1969	1992