Kelseyville vs Lucerne

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

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

Kelseyville has the higher population (4,204 vs 3,156 in Lucerne). Lucerne has the higher median household income ($47,460 vs $43,475 in Kelseyville). Kelseyville has the higher median home value ($240,500 vs $234,400 in Lucerne).

Population, income & housing

	Kelseyville	Lucerne
Population	4,204	3,156
Median age	28.4 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$43,475	$47,460
Median home value	$240,500	$234,400
Median gross rent	$1,136	$1,368
Housing units	1,539	1,984
Homeownership rate	48.6%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	17.3%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kelseyville	Lucerne
Population	3,560 → 4,204 (+18.1%)	2,896 → 3,156 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$42,418 → $43,475 (+2.5%)	$44,972 → $47,460 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$193,200 → $240,500 (+24.5%)	$207,400 → $234,400 (+13.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,099 → $1,136 (+3.4%)	$822 → $1,368 (+66.4%)

Kelseyville

Population

3,5604,204

Median household income

$42,418$43,475

Median home value

$193,200$240,500

Median gross rent

$1,099$1,136

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)

	Kelseyville	Lucerne
Under 5	13.3%	2.7%
5 to 17	24.0%	14.8%
18 to 24	7.2%	15.3%
25 to 34	19.8%	11.5%
35 to 44	8.6%	10.8%
45 to 54	6.1%	7.3%
55 to 64	10.1%	13.0%
65 to 74	4.6%	15.3%
75 and over	6.3%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kelseyville	Lucerne
White (non-Hispanic)	27.9%	71.2%
Black or African American	3.3%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	3.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.3%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	68.3%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kelseyville	Lucerne
No high school diploma	26.5%	9.2%
High school graduate	33.4%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kelseyville	Lucerne
Drove alone	83.6%	64.8%
Carpooled	8.3%	18.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	15.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kelseyville	Lucerne
1-unit, detached	49.1%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	19.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.1%	27.7%

Poverty & households

	Kelseyville	Lucerne
Poverty rate	22.4%	17.5%
Average household size	2.93	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1986	1972