Lake County vs Tuolumne County

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

Lake County and Tuolumne 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 54,873 in Tuolumne County). Tuolumne County has the higher median household income ($72,259 vs $58,738 in Lake County). Tuolumne County has the higher median home value ($406,200 vs $316,800 in Lake County).

Population, income & housing

	Lake County	Tuolumne County
Population	68,139	54,873
Median age	44.2 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,738	$72,259
Median home value	$316,800	$406,200
Median gross rent	$1,292	$1,247
Housing units	34,271	31,491
Homeownership rate	70.9%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake County	Tuolumne County
Population	64,195 → 68,139 (+6.1%)	54,045 → 54,873 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$47,040 → $58,738 (+24.9%)	$60,108 → $72,259 (+20.2%)
Median home value	$219,400 → $316,800 (+44.4%)	$289,200 → $406,200 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$978 → $1,292 (+32.1%)	$1,009 → $1,247 (+23.6%)

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

Tuolumne County

Population

54,04554,873

Median household income

$60,108$72,259

Median home value

$289,200$406,200

Median gross rent

$1,009$1,247

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake County	Tuolumne County
Under 5	5.5%	4.4%
5 to 17	16.3%	12.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.4%
25 to 34	11.1%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	11.4%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.7%	14.7%
65 to 74	14.4%	16.6%
75 and over	9.3%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake County	Tuolumne County
White (non-Hispanic)	65.3%	78.6%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	1.0%
Asian	1.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.3%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.5%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	23.8%	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake County	Tuolumne County
No high school diploma	12.9%	6.5%
High school graduate	28.8%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	44.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake County	Tuolumne County
Drove alone	67.9%	75.1%
Carpooled	11.2%	8.5%
Public transit	0.8%	0.3%
Walked	2.8%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	12.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake County	Tuolumne County
1-unit, detached	70.0%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	2.7%
20 or more units	2.3%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	20.2%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Lake County	Tuolumne County
Poverty rate	16.7%	10.7%
Average household size	2.55	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1980	1979