Clearlake Oaks is a city of 2,198 people in California. At a median age of 61.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 64% less than in California as a whole. The median household earns $35,938, about 56% below the national median. 21.4% of people here live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $35,938, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 61.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 57%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Clearlake Oaks
What changed most since 1990
Population2,458 → 2,198(−11%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree5.2% → 12.2%(+7.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants74.2% → 67.4%(−6.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Clearlake Oaks's population equals 3.2% of Lake County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.1% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 2.2% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.7%(33)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.7%(33)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.9%(83)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II27.3%(54)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 198 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Clearlake Oaks, decade by decade
Clearlake Oaks population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,458
$40,760
$233,767
5.2%
17.7
2000
2,402
$44,538
$159,759
10.1%
31.9
2010
2,359
$50,255
$273,185
8.0%
34.2
2020
2,551
$57,134
$166,171
20.1%
56.8
2024
2,198
$35,938
$250,900
12.2%
56.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
