Lakehead is a city of 577 people in California. The median age is 51.2, about 12 years above the US median. Households here earn about 43% less than in California as a whole. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. People stay put here: 100% were in the same home a year ago. 4% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,563, below the US median
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.1%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era63.3%(31)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War30.6%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 49 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
Lakehead, decade by decade
Lakehead 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
2010
461
$99,287
$316,773
7.4%
19.7
2020
469
$55,854
$243,741
11.1%
37.7
2024
577
$56,563
$272,200
23.1%
38.1
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.
