Upper Lake is a city of 1,374 people in California. Owners hold 94% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. 385 more people live here than in 2000. 4% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $110,417, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 101%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Upper Lake
What changed most since 2000
Median household income (2024 dollars)$40,337 → $110,417(+174%)US over the same years: +6%
Homes owned by their occupants70.2% → 94.2%(+24.0 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Hispanic share14.9% → 2.6%(−12.2 pts)US over the same years: +6.3 pts
Upper Lake's population equals 2.0% of Lake County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.9% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 4.0% 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)52.2%(93)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)43.8%(78)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era18.5%(33)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 178 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
Upper Lake, decade by decade
Upper Lake 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
2000
989
$40,337
$179,615
7.5%
45.2
2010
1,052
$41,832
$319,507
4.6%
47.7
2020
1,095
$107,972
$332,583
7.4%
71.8
2024
1,374
$110,417
$361,800
13.6%
54.6
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.
