Lake County vs Sutter County

A side-by-side comparison of Lake County and Sutter County: population, income, housing, and more.

Lake County and Sutter County are counties in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sutter County has the higher population (98,971 vs 68,139 in Lake County). Sutter County has the higher median household income ($75,450 vs $58,738 in Lake County). Sutter County has the higher median home value ($399,400 vs $316,800 in Lake County).

Population, income & housing

	Lake County	Sutter County
Population	68,139	98,971
Median age	44.2 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,738	$75,450
Median home value	$316,800	$399,400
Median gross rent	$1,292	$1,364
Housing units	34,271	34,681
Homeownership rate	70.9%	59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake County	Sutter County
Population	64,195 → 68,139 (+6.1%)	96,109 → 98,971 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$47,040 → $58,738 (+24.9%)	$59,050 → $75,450 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$219,400 → $316,800 (+44.4%)	$279,400 → $399,400 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$978 → $1,292 (+32.1%)	$1,033 → $1,364 (+32.0%)

Lake County

Population

64,19568,139

Median household income

$47,040$58,738

Median home value

$219,400$316,800

Median gross rent

$978$1,292

Sutter County

Population

96,10998,971

Median household income

$59,050$75,450

Median home value

$279,400$399,400

Median gross rent

$1,033$1,364

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake County	Sutter County
Under 5	5.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	16.3%	19.1%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.6%
25 to 34	11.1%	13.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.7%	12.0%
65 to 74	14.4%	9.2%
75 and over	9.3%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake County	Sutter County
White (non-Hispanic)	65.3%	42.0%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	0.7%
Asian	1.0%	17.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.4%
Some other race	0.2%	1.1%
Two or more races	5.5%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	23.8%	32.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake County	Sutter County
No high school diploma	12.9%	21.2%
High school graduate	28.8%	24.7%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake County	Sutter County
Drove alone	67.9%	75.5%
Carpooled	11.2%	14.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.9%
Walked	2.8%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	15.8%	7.1%
Other means	1.1%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake County	Sutter County
1-unit, detached	70.0%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	4.4%
20 or more units	2.3%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	20.2%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Lake County	Sutter County
Poverty rate	16.7%	14.8%
Average household size	2.55	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1980	1981