Lucerne Valley vs Running Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Lucerne Valley and Running Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lucerne Valley has the higher population (5,946 vs 5,043 in Running Springs). Running Springs has the higher median household income ($85,681 vs $50,330 in Lucerne Valley). Running Springs has the higher median home value ($373,300 vs $240,000 in Lucerne Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Lucerne Valley	Running Springs
Population	5,946	5,043
Median age	40.8 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,330	$85,681
Median home value	$240,000	$373,300
Median gross rent	$1,131	$1,725
Housing units	2,634	3,770
Homeownership rate	64.2%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	23.4%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lucerne Valley	Running Springs
Population	5,956 → 5,946 (-0.2%)	4,071 → 5,043 (+23.9%)
Median household income	$32,789 → $50,330 (+53.5%)	$60,200 → $85,681 (+42.3%)
Median home value	$161,900 → $240,000 (+48.2%)	$256,000 → $373,300 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$908 → $1,131 (+24.6%)	$1,215 → $1,725 (+42.0%)

Lucerne Valley

Population

5,9565,946

Median household income

$32,789$50,330

Median home value

$161,900$240,000

Median gross rent

$908$1,131

Running Springs

Population

4,0715,043

Median household income

$60,200$85,681

Median home value

$256,000$373,300

Median gross rent

$1,215$1,725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lucerne Valley	Running Springs
Under 5	6.2%	7.4%
5 to 17	18.5%	17.5%
18 to 24	8.4%	6.4%
25 to 34	11.0%	13.8%
35 to 44	10.4%	16.0%
45 to 54	9.3%	7.6%
55 to 64	18.6%	13.1%
65 to 74	8.5%	13.5%
75 and over	8.9%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lucerne Valley	Running Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	57.2%	70.6%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	1.0%
Asian	3.5%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	30.3%	19.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lucerne Valley	Running Springs
No high school diploma	23.5%	5.6%
High school graduate	31.2%	19.1%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lucerne Valley	Running Springs
Drove alone	76.9%	72.0%
Carpooled	17.7%	9.2%
Public transit	0.9%	1.2%
Walked	0.6%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	14.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lucerne Valley	Running Springs
1-unit, detached	81.1%	96.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lucerne Valley	Running Springs
Poverty rate	35.6%	14.1%
Average household size	2.73	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	46	40
Median year structure built	1971	1970