Lake County vs Yuba County

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

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

Yuba County has the higher population (83,079 vs 68,139 in Lake County). Yuba County has the higher median household income ($73,313 vs $58,738 in Lake County). Yuba County has the higher median home value ($380,000 vs $316,800 in Lake County).

Population, income & housing

	Lake County	Yuba County
Population	68,139	83,079
Median age	44.2 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,738	$73,313
Median home value	$316,800	$380,000
Median gross rent	$1,292	$1,209
Housing units	34,271	30,089
Homeownership rate	70.9%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake County	Yuba County
Population	64,195 → 68,139 (+6.1%)	76,360 → 83,079 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$47,040 → $58,738 (+24.9%)	$58,054 → $73,313 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$219,400 → $316,800 (+44.4%)	$257,100 → $380,000 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	$978 → $1,292 (+32.1%)	$1,002 → $1,209 (+20.7%)

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

Yuba County

Population

76,36083,079

Median household income

$58,054$73,313

Median home value

$257,100$380,000

Median gross rent

$1,002$1,209

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake County	Yuba County
Under 5	5.5%	7.3%
5 to 17	16.3%	19.9%
18 to 24	6.4%	9.0%
25 to 34	11.1%	15.4%
35 to 44	11.5%	14.0%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.2%
55 to 64	14.7%	11.0%
65 to 74	14.4%	8.3%
75 and over	9.3%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake County	Yuba County
White (non-Hispanic)	65.3%	50.7%
Black or African American	1.9%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	0.6%
Asian	1.0%	7.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.3%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.5%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	23.8%	30.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake County	Yuba County
No high school diploma	12.9%	15.3%
High school graduate	28.8%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake County	Yuba County
Drove alone	67.9%	77.9%
Carpooled	11.2%	10.9%
Public transit	0.8%	0.5%
Walked	2.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	15.8%	8.4%
Other means	1.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake County	Yuba County
1-unit, detached	70.0%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	6.2%
20 or more units	2.3%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	20.2%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Lake County	Yuba County
Poverty rate	16.7%	15.3%
Average household size	2.55	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1980	1985