Grant County vs Lake County

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

Grant 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 7,238 in Grant County). Lake County has the higher median household income ($61,222 vs $59,800 in Grant County). Grant County has the higher median home value ($225,100 vs $219,400 in Lake County).

Population, income & housing

	Grant County	Lake County
Population	7,238	8,254
Median age	50.8 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,800	$61,222
Median home value	$225,100	$219,400
Median gross rent	$840	$861
Housing units	4,147	4,223
Homeownership rate	80.6%	61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grant County	Lake County
Population	7,189 → 7,238 (+0.7%)	7,837 → 8,254 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$44,712 → $59,800 (+33.7%)	$37,898 → $61,222 (+61.5%)
Median home value	$144,800 → $225,100 (+55.5%)	$146,800 → $219,400 (+49.5%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $840 (+19.3%)	$709 → $861 (+21.4%)

Grant County

Population

7,1897,238

Median household income

$44,712$59,800

Median home value

$144,800$225,100

Median gross rent

$704$840

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)

	Grant County	Lake County
Under 5	4.3%	4.4%
5 to 17	12.8%	14.4%
18 to 24	5.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	9.9%	11.2%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.7%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.3%	13.9%
65 to 74	17.4%	15.1%
75 and over	14.2%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grant County	Lake County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	80.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	2.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	1.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grant County	Lake County
No high school diploma	10.4%	10.8%
High school graduate	31.7%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grant County	Lake County
Drove alone	70.5%	72.0%
Carpooled	7.5%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.5%	9.7%
Bicycle	1.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	11.7%	10.5%
Other means	0.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grant County	Lake County
1-unit, detached	75.7%	75.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	2.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	18.7%	19.3%

Poverty & households

	Grant County	Lake County
Poverty rate	15.2%	17.8%
Average household size	2.10	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	18	15
Median year structure built	1972	1972