East Shore vs Lake Almanor Peninsula

A side-by-side comparison of East Shore and Lake Almanor Peninsula: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lake Almanor Peninsula has the higher population (265 vs 210 in East Shore). Lake Almanor Peninsula has the higher median home value ($475,000 vs $450,000 in East Shore). Since 2019, East Shore's population has grown faster (+64.1% vs -27.6%).

Population, income & housing

	East Shore	Lake Almanor Peninsula
Population	210	265
Median age	39.8 yrs	65.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$75,972
Median home value	$450,000	$475,000
Housing units	246	600
Homeownership rate	100.0%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	48.8%	12.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Shore	Lake Almanor Peninsula
Population	128 → 210 (+64.1%)	366 → 265 (-27.6%)
Median household income	$71,250 → $110,729 (+55.4%)	$90,833 → $75,972 (-16.4%)
Median home value	$295,000 → $450,000 (+52.5%)	$293,100 → $475,000 (+62.1%)

East Shore

Population

128210

Median household income

$71,250$110,729

Median home value

$295,000$450,000

Lake Almanor Peninsula

Population

366265

Median household income

$90,833$75,972

Median home value

$293,100$475,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Shore	Lake Almanor Peninsula
Under 5	9.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	6.8%
35 to 44	29.0%	6.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	3.8%
55 to 64	5.2%	27.5%
65 to 74	12.9%	31.7%
75 and over	28.1%	20.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Shore	Lake Almanor Peninsula
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	1.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Shore	Lake Almanor Peninsula
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.3%
High school graduate	29.7%	8.1%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	53.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.1%	31.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Shore	Lake Almanor Peninsula
Drove alone	85.7%	82.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	14.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	17.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Shore	Lake Almanor Peninsula
1-unit, detached	80.1%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	East Shore	Lake Almanor Peninsula
Poverty rate	6.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.50	1.57
Mean commute (minutes)	—	35
Median year structure built	1973	1985