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Lake County

California · 67,772 residents (2025 est.) · 1,255 sq mi
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With 68,152 people, Lake County is a county in California. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the California median by roughly 39%. At a median age of 44.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. Density works out to 54 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,621, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 69%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Lake County

What changed most since 1990

  • Adults with a bachelor's degree10.7% → 17.8% (+7.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
  • Hispanic share7.2% → 24.6% (+17.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
  • White share88.0% → 64.0% (−24.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 58 counties in California

  • 54th in household income$60,621
  • 50th in share with a bachelor's degree17.8%
  • Tied for 53rd in home value$324,300
  • 40th in diversity score65.3
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
68,152
+17%since 2000
from 58,309 in 2000
67,772 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
54 / sq mi
+17%since 2000
from 46 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
44.1
+3%since 2000
from 42.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,255 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
49K54K59K65K70K19902000201020202024Lake County
202468K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(3,751)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(4,068)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.7%(4,553)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.4%(3,703)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.7%(3,193)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.1%(7,535)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.6%(7,879)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.9%(7,453)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.3%(9,727)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7414.3%(9,759)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.4%(5,021)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.2%(1,510)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$60,621
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $29,627 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,372
+110%since 2000
from $16,825 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
39.5%
+17.4 ptssince 2009
from 22.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
17.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2000
from 17.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.484
+10%since 2010
from 0.442 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade10%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade4.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing4.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction3.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Professional, scientific, technical3.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Education & health services3.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Other services2.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Public administration1.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$324,300
+69%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $105,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,368
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $567 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
72.2%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 70.6% in 2000
27.8% rent
Vacancy rate
21.7%
−6.6 ptssince 2009
from 28.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.49 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.53 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
34.4%
−6.0 ptssince 2009
from 40.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
55.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 55.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.3
−25%since 2009
from 7.2 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
21
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic80.5%(46,933)
Black2.1%(1,209)
Hispanic / Latino11.4%(6,639)
Asian0.8%(468)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic64%(43,638)
Black2%(1,335)
Hispanic / Latino24.6%(16,796)
Asian1.4%(962)
Other8%(5,421)
Diversity Score
65
+32%since 2009
from 50 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
22
Unchangedsince 2020
from 22 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican20.9%(14,276)
Spaniard0.4%(240)
Cuban0.3%(223)
Honduran0.3%(210)
Salvadoran0.3%(178)
Puerto Rican0.3%(173)
Dominican0.2%(156)
Peruvian0.2%(148)
Chilean0.1%(92)
Colombian0.1%(68)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Filipino0.6%(421)
Kazakh0.2%(132)
Japanese0.2%(119)
Chinese0.2%(106)
Thai0.1%(36)
Korean0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.2%(153)
Tongan0%(28)
Chamorro0%(10)
Fijian0%(10)
Ancestry
German14.4%(9,820)
Irish14%(9,565)
English13.6%(9,277)
Italian5.2%(3,522)
American4.1%(2,766)
French3%(2,034)
Scottish2.4%(1,639)
Polish1.9%(1,266)
Portuguese1.5%(1,053)
Swedish1.4%(949)
Norwegian1%(712)
Dutch1%(660)
+ 33 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.9%(595)
Welsh0.9%(585)
Russian0.6%(377)
Danish0.4%(242)
Greek0.3%(238)
Swiss0.3%(216)
British0.3%(210)
Arab0.3%(203)
Armenian0.3%(193)
Finnish0.3%(180)
Austrian0.2%(141)
Hungarian0.2%(126)
Czech0.2%(116)
West Indian0.1%(102)
Ukrainian0.1%(76)
Syrian0.1%(74)
Iranian0.1%(59)
Romanian0.1%(54)
Israeli0.1%(50)
Bulgarian0.1%(37)
Latvian0.1%(36)
Brazilian0%(33)
Iraqi0%(31)
Slovak0%(29)
Lebanese0%(18)
Egyptian0%(14)
Croatian0%(14)
Belgian0%(13)
Canadian0%(12)
Haitian0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
17.8%
+5.8 ptssince 2000
from 12.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.6%
+10.3 ptssince 2000
from 77.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
5.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2000
from 4.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
32.4 min
+48%since 2000
from 21.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.9%
−5.7 ptssince 2009
from 76.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.9%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.3%
+8.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.0%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.6%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
11.1%
−2.3 ptssince 2011
from 13.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
51.6%
−2.6 ptssince 2011
from 54.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
63.8%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 62.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
21.6%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 19.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
31.6%
+2.8 ptssince 2009
from 28.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Female
49.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Foreign born
9.9%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.3%
−6.0 ptssince 2009
from 14.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
21.6%
+1.5 ptssince 2012
from 20.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.9%
−12.2 ptssince 2013
from 19.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
87.1%
+16.5 ptssince 2017
from 70.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.6%
+5.5 ptssince 2020
from 89.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.3%
+7.3 ptssince 2020
from 82.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
80.3%
−5.1 ptssince 2016
from 85.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
17.3%
+4.5 ptssince 2016
from 12.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.2%(10,632)
Married44.9%(12,485)
Widowed4.3%(1,185)
Divorced12.6%(3,518)
Women 15+
Never married27.3%(7,640)
Married44.7%(12,498)
Widowed10.6%(2,968)
Divorced17.4%(4,854)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.9%
−12.2 ptssince 2013
from 19.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
35.4%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 32.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 16.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
27.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 28.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
40.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 40.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 4.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
48.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 48.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
61.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 62.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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%(719)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.8%(561)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.5%(1,783)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(172)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.5%(112)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,400 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 County, decade by decade

Lake County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199050,631$52,307$228,96710.7%27.4
200058,309$53,970$192,36712.1%42.0
201064,665$56,811$381,79716.4%52.2
202068,163$59,698$288,46516.7%65.5
202468,152$60,621$324,30017.8%65.3

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Lake County, California?

Lake County, California has about 68,152 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Lake County, California?

The typical household in Lake County, California earns about $60,621 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Lake County, California expensive?

In Lake County, California, the median home is worth about $324,300, and the typical rent is about $1,368 a month.

How educated are people in Lake County, California?

About 17.8% of adults age 25 and over in Lake County, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Lake County, California?

About 17.0% of people in Lake County, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Lake County, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Lake County, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 17,521 residents, a change of about 35 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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