Lakehead vs McArthur

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

Lakehead and McArthur 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 390 in McArthur). McArthur has the higher median home value ($288,000 vs $216,300 in Lakehead). Since 2019, McArthur's population has grown faster (-12.6% vs -21.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Lakehead	McArthur
Population	523	390
Median age	63.6 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,684	—
Median home value	$216,300	$288,000
Median gross rent	$970	—
Housing units	363	191
Homeownership rate	85.1%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	7.9%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lakehead	McArthur
Population	670 → 523 (-21.9%)	446 → 390 (-12.6%)
Median household income	$52,625 → $41,684 (-20.8%)	—
Median home value	$206,500 → $216,300 (+4.7%)	$172,200 → $288,000 (+67.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,198 → $970 (-19.0%)	—

Lakehead

Population

670523

Median household income

$52,625$41,684

Median home value

$206,500$216,300

Median gross rent

$1,198$970

McArthur

Population

446390

Median home value

$172,200$288,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lakehead	McArthur
Under 5	1.3%	7.2%
5 to 17	1.1%	31.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	2.9%	13.1%
45 to 54	18.9%	20.3%
55 to 64	22.8%	16.9%
65 to 74	12.2%	3.1%
75 and over	31.9%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lakehead	McArthur
White (non-Hispanic)	79.5%	28.2%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	5.9%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	26.4%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	39.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lakehead	McArthur
No high school diploma	15.5%	2.9%
High school graduate	35.9%	71.4%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lakehead	McArthur
Drove alone	56.1%	83.7%
Carpooled	17.4%	0.0%
Public transit	9.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	16.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lakehead	McArthur
1-unit, detached	53.4%	93.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.0%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Lakehead	McArthur
Poverty rate	22.4%	40.5%
Average household size	1.95	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	29	—
Median year structure built	1970	1977