Lake County, Oregon

Interactive maps and statistics for Lake County, Oregon: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Oregon and the United States.

Lake County, Oregon is among the lowest in the country for population per square mile, and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lake County, Oregon	Oregon	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,267	4,254,293	334,922,499	2631st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$62,787	$83,011	$80,734	1823rd of 3,221
Median Age	45.7	40.4	38.9	643rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.1%	36.8%	35.7%	1810th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$219,500	$477,600	$332,700	1196th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$878	$1,525	$1,413	1563rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.9%	11.9%	12.5%	1293rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	5.4%	5.2%	1880th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.0	44.3	n/a	3151st of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.3%	9.8%	14.1%	1450th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.5	n/a	n/a	1277th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.3%	63.3%	65.2%	2550th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	13.8	23.0	26.4	3139th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.4%	19.0%	15.1%	1662nd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.3%	n/a	n/a	1819th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.1%	46.7%	46.9%	1458th of 3,222
Broadband Access	68.8%	n/a	n/a	2981st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Lake County, Oregon

Statistic	Lake County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	71.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.8%	14.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	4.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.1%	6.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	36.3	46.3	61.4

Age in Lake County, Oregon

Statistic	Lake County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Median Age	45.7	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	17.9%	19.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.3%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.7%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.4%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.2%	19.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Lake County, Oregon

Statistic	Lake County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Households	3,480	1,718,422	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	59.9%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.5%	27.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.8%	15.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.4%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	23.6%	32.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lake County, Oregon

Statistic	Lake County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,644	$45,612	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.6%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.6%	15.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.5%	18.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.3%	12.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.9%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.0%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.0%	16.0%	n/a

Housing in Lake County, Oregon

Statistic	Lake County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Housing Units	4,234	1,857,992	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.6%	62.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.4%	17.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.8%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.7%	36.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.0%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,563	$3,876	n/a

Education in Lake County, Oregon

Statistic	Lake County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Less than High School	9.1%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.8%	22.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.0%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.2%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.9%	14.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lake County, Oregon

Statistic	Lake County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.1%	62.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.8%	64.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	8.8%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	77.5%	32.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.9%	5.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.1%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Lake County, Oregon

Statistic	Lake County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Born in State of Residence	50.4%	45.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.7%	4.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.7%	5.0%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.3%	84.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.5%	9.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.2%	12.3%	16.7%

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