Gilliam County vs Lake County

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

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

Lake County has the higher population (8,254 vs 2,002 in Gilliam County). Gilliam County has the higher median household income ($64,219 vs $61,222 in Lake County). Lake County has the higher median home value ($219,400 vs $158,400 in Gilliam County).

Population, income & housing

	Gilliam County	Lake County
Population	2,002	8,254
Median age	50.3 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,219	$61,222
Median home value	$158,400	$219,400
Median gross rent	$1,084	$861
Housing units	1,111	4,223
Homeownership rate	75.6%	61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilliam County	Lake County
Population	1,878 → 2,002 (+6.6%)	7,837 → 8,254 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $64,219 (+35.2%)	$37,898 → $61,222 (+61.5%)
Median home value	$115,900 → $158,400 (+36.7%)	$146,800 → $219,400 (+49.5%)
Median gross rent	$919 → $1,084 (+18.0%)	$709 → $861 (+21.4%)

Gilliam County

Population

1,8782,002

Median household income

$47,500$64,219

Median home value

$115,900$158,400

Median gross rent

$919$1,084

Lake County

Population

7,8378,254

Median household income

$37,898$61,222

Median home value

$146,800$219,400

Median gross rent

$709$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilliam County	Lake County
Under 5	2.8%	4.4%
5 to 17	16.2%	14.4%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.7%
25 to 34	9.7%	11.2%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.8%
45 to 54	7.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.7%	13.9%
65 to 74	21.0%	15.1%
75 and over	10.8%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilliam County	Lake County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	80.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	2.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	1.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilliam County	Lake County
No high school diploma	12.9%	10.8%
High school graduate	30.5%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilliam County	Lake County
Drove alone	67.8%	72.0%
Carpooled	10.9%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.1%	9.7%
Bicycle	0.6%	1.3%
Worked from home	9.5%	10.5%
Other means	0.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilliam County	Lake County
1-unit, detached	78.7%	75.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	2.0%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	19.3%

Poverty & households

	Gilliam County	Lake County
Poverty rate	12.6%	17.8%
Average household size	2.27	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	17	15
Median year structure built	1958	1972