Lake County vs Tehama County

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

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

Lake County has the higher population (68,139 vs 65,520 in Tehama County). Tehama County has the higher median household income ($61,834 vs $58,738 in Lake County). Lake County has the higher median home value ($316,800 vs $315,600 in Tehama County).

Population, income & housing

	Lake County	Tehama County
Population	68,139	65,520
Median age	44.2 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,738	$61,834
Median home value	$316,800	$315,600
Median gross rent	$1,292	$1,159
Housing units	34,271	27,456
Homeownership rate	70.9%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake County	Tehama County
Population	64,195 → 68,139 (+6.1%)	63,912 → 65,520 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$47,040 → $58,738 (+24.9%)	$44,514 → $61,834 (+38.9%)
Median home value	$219,400 → $316,800 (+44.4%)	$215,900 → $315,600 (+46.2%)
Median gross rent	$978 → $1,292 (+32.1%)	$872 → $1,159 (+32.9%)

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

Tehama County

Population

63,91265,520

Median household income

$44,514$61,834

Median home value

$215,900$315,600

Median gross rent

$872$1,159

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake County	Tehama County
Under 5	5.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	16.3%	18.2%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.1%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.9%
55 to 64	14.7%	13.7%
65 to 74	14.4%	11.7%
75 and over	9.3%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake County	Tehama County
White (non-Hispanic)	65.3%	62.9%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	1.1%
Asian	1.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	5.5%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	23.8%	28.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake County	Tehama County
No high school diploma	12.9%	13.7%
High school graduate	28.8%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake County	Tehama County
Drove alone	67.9%	76.8%
Carpooled	11.2%	10.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.1%
Walked	2.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	15.8%	10.2%
Other means	1.1%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake County	Tehama County
1-unit, detached	70.0%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	4.3%
20 or more units	2.3%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	20.2%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Lake County	Tehama County
Poverty rate	16.7%	15.4%
Average household size	2.55	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1980	1981