Live Oak is home to 16,911 people in California. The typical home is worth $1,015,200, having roughly tripled since 2000. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income. Median rent is $2,421 a month. There are 5,215 people per square mile. Owners hold 59% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $103,674, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 87%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Live Oak
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share13.9% → 32.9%(+19.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share80.9% → 55.8%(−25.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)15.7%(60)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.7%(83)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.8%(156)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(10)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.4%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 382 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.
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Over time
Live Oak, decade by decade
Live Oak 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
15,212
$84,077
$578,177
22.9%
40.7
2000
16,628
$87,347
$543,764
29.2%
59.1
2010
17,158
$82,299
$826,171
32.1%
65.3
2020
17,038
$111,425
$951,451
41.7%
71.5
2024
16,911
$103,674
$1,015,200
40.8%
71.9
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.
