Lakeport vs Lucerne

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

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

Lakeport has the higher population (5,085 vs 3,156 in Lucerne). Lakeport has the higher median household income ($59,294 vs $47,460 in Lucerne). Lakeport has the higher median home value ($327,600 vs $234,400 in Lucerne).

Population, income & housing

	Lakeport	Lucerne
Population	5,085	3,156
Median age	42.6 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,294	$47,460
Median home value	$327,600	$234,400
Median gross rent	$976	$1,368
Housing units	2,427	1,984
Homeownership rate	71.0%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lakeport	Lucerne
Population	4,910 → 5,085 (+3.6%)	2,896 → 3,156 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$58,967 → $59,294 (+0.6%)	$44,972 → $47,460 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$256,300 → $327,600 (+27.8%)	$207,400 → $234,400 (+13.0%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $976 (+22.0%)	$822 → $1,368 (+66.4%)

Lakeport

Population

4,9105,085

Median household income

$58,967$59,294

Median home value

$256,300$327,600

Median gross rent

$800$976

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)

	Lakeport	Lucerne
Under 5	7.1%	2.7%
5 to 17	13.7%	14.8%
18 to 24	6.8%	15.3%
25 to 34	9.0%	11.5%
35 to 44	15.3%	10.8%
45 to 54	9.0%	7.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.0%
65 to 74	11.5%	15.3%
75 and over	13.5%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lakeport	Lucerne
White (non-Hispanic)	74.1%	71.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.1%	3.6%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.4%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	15.8%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lakeport	Lucerne
No high school diploma	4.0%	9.2%
High school graduate	29.1%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lakeport	Lucerne
Drove alone	66.5%	64.8%
Carpooled	7.1%	18.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.2%	15.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lakeport	Lucerne
1-unit, detached	69.6%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	27.7%

Poverty & households

	Lakeport	Lucerne
Poverty rate	15.7%	17.5%
Average household size	2.25	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	16	33
Median year structure built	1974	1972