Lake Arrowhead is home to 10,639 people in California. At a median age of 49.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $596,500. Getting to work takes 37 minutes on average.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $95,236, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% 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 Lake Arrowhead
What changed most since 1990
Median age35.8 → 49.5(+13.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants72.3% → 83.6%(+11.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$437,293 → $596,500(+36%)US over the same years: +67%
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)16.3%(137)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.8%(175)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era49.8%(419)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.8%(49)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 841 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
Lake Arrowhead, decade by decade
Lake Arrowhead 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
6,539
$102,003
$437,293
25.3%
28.5
2000
8,934
$110,804
$380,726
34.4%
38.9
2010
12,424
$90,296
$552,843
31.0%
52.4
2020
12,401
$89,465
$467,362
31.0%
59.0
2024
10,639
$95,236
$596,500
37.9%
64.8
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.
