Castella vs Lakehead

A side-by-side comparison of Castella and Lakehead: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lakehead has the higher population (523 vs 287 in Castella). Castella has the higher median household income ($65,556 vs $41,684 in Lakehead). Castella has the higher median home value ($354,300 vs $216,300 in Lakehead).

Population, income & housing

	Castella	Lakehead
Population	287	523
Median age	50.7 yrs	63.6 yrs
Median household income	$65,556	$41,684
Median home value	$354,300	$216,300
Median gross rent	$810	$970
Housing units	249	363
Homeownership rate	87.1%	85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castella	Lakehead
Population	230 → 287 (+24.8%)	670 → 523 (-21.9%)
Median household income	$39,464 → $65,556 (+66.1%)	$52,625 → $41,684 (-20.8%)
Median home value	$253,600 → $354,300 (+39.7%)	$206,500 → $216,300 (+4.7%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $810 (+5.2%)	$1,198 → $970 (-19.0%)

Castella

Population

230287

Median household income

$39,464$65,556

Median home value

$253,600$354,300

Median gross rent

$770$810

Lakehead

Population

670523

Median household income

$52,625$41,684

Median home value

$206,500$216,300

Median gross rent

$1,198$970

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castella	Lakehead
Under 5	0.0%	1.3%
5 to 17	20.9%	1.1%
18 to 24	2.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	3.5%	8.8%
35 to 44	18.1%	2.9%
45 to 54	12.2%	18.9%
55 to 64	8.7%	22.8%
65 to 74	22.0%	12.2%
75 and over	12.5%	31.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castella	Lakehead
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	79.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	14.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castella	Lakehead
No high school diploma	3.6%	15.5%
High school graduate	35.3%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castella	Lakehead
Drove alone	85.2%	56.1%
Carpooled	1.9%	17.4%
Public transit	0.0%	9.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	16.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castella	Lakehead
1-unit, detached	81.1%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	43.0%

Poverty & households

	Castella	Lakehead
Poverty rate	13.9%	22.4%
Average household size	2.17	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1966	1970