Lake County, OR

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2023 Population
8,254
0.646% 1-year growth
US Senator
Ron Wyden
Democratic Party
US Senator
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
45.9
0.434% 1-year decrease
2023 Poverty Rate
17.8%
8.87% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$61,222
12% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$219,400
29.8% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
3,255
5.48% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Lake County, OR had a population of 8.25k people with a median age of 45.9 and a median household income of $61,222. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Lake County, OR grew from 8,201 to 8,254, a 0.646% increase and its median household income grew from $54,663 to $61,222, a 12% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lake County, OR are White (Non-Hispanic) (80.6%), White (Hispanic) (5.83%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (4.29%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (3.82%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (2.01%).

None of the households in Lake County, OR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.6% of the residents in Lake County, OR are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Lake County, OR was $219,400, and the homeownership rate was 61.5%.

Most people in Lake County, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake County, OR was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lake County, OR is home to a population of 8.25k people, from which 94.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 6.51% of Lake County, OR residents were born outside of the country (537 people).

In 2023, there were 13.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.66k people) in Lake County, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 481 White (Hispanic) and 354 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.6%
2023 Citizenship
95.2%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 94.6% of Lake County, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Lake County, OR was 95.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake County, OR
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.66k ± 118
  2. White (Hispanic)
    481 ± 216
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    354 ± 96
10.3%
Hispanic Population
853 people

In 2023, there were 13.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.66k people) in Lake County, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 481 White (Hispanic) and 354 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.3% of the people in Lake County, OR are hispanic (853 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lake County, OR as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    141,836 ± 9,090 people
  2. Vietnam
    22,252 ± 3,653 people
  3. China
    21,575 ± 3,597 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 141,836 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 22,252 and China with 21,575.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.51%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
537 people
6.35%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
521 people

As of 2023, 6.51% of Lake County, OR residents (537 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lake County, OR was 6.35%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    228 ± 97
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    134 ± 74
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    64 ± 54

Lake County, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.7 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lake County, OR employs 3.26k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Lake County, OR were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (571 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (519 people), and Retail Trade (364 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($91,719), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($91,328), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,008).

Employment

Occupations

3.26k
2023 Value
± 367
5.48%
1 Year growth
± 14.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lake County, OR grew at a rate of 5.48%, from 3.09k employees to 3.26k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake County, OR, are Management Occupations (541 people), Sales & Related Occupations (363 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (316 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake County, OR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.26k
2023 Value
± 367
5.48%
1 Year growth
± 14.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lake County, OR grew at a rate of 5.48%, from 3.09k employees to 3.26k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake County, OR, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (571 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (519 people), and Retail Trade (364 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake County, OR, though some of these residents may live in Lake County, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$54,512
Median earning men ± $3,142
$31,667
Median earning women ± $9,465

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($83,438), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($82,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,813).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($95,347), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,229), and Public Administration ($54,500).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.87%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.97M people employed in Oregon. This represents a 2.87% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oregon.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 20
    Construction
  2. 16
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 14
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $21.9k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $10.4k
    Manufacturing
  3. $8.95k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing the state of Oregon. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (55.3%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (41%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.5%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oregon for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Oregon

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Ron Wyden
Senator from Oregon3
Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.
Jeff Merkley
Senator from Oregon2
Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing Oregon.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oregon over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Oregon

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oregon have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2023, 0.986% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.93% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were Some college (850k), High School or Equivalent (811k), and Bachelors Degree (711k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake County, OR was $219,400 in 2023, which is 0.723 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $169,000 to $219,400, a 29.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake County, OR is 61.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Lake County, OR have an average commute time of 15.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake County, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2024, 18.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lake County, OR. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator grew 3.4%.

Housing

Property

$219,400
Median Property Value 2023
±$24,432
$2,106
Median Property Taxes
±$305

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lake County, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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Rent vs Own

61.5%
Homeownership
2023
69.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 61.5% of the housing units in Lake County, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.5%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9602, Lake County, OR
  2. Census Tract 9601, Lake County, OR

The following map shows all of the tracts in Lake County, OR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$61,222
Median Household Income
± $5,392
3.42k
Number of Households
± 367

In 2023, the median household income of the 3.42k households in Lake County, OR grew to $61,222 from the previous year's value of $54,663.

The following chart displays the households in Lake County, OR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake County, OR is from Oregon.
0.461
2023 Wage GINI in Oregon
0.463
2022 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2023, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.461 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.437% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (72%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.5%)
  3. Walked (9.66%)

In 2023, 72% of workers in Lake County, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.5%) and those who walked to work (9.66%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

15.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake County, OR have a shorter commute time (15.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 5.32% of the workforce in Lake County, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lake County, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lake County, OR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2024, 18.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lake County, OR. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator grew 3.4%.

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Poverty & Diversity

17.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake County, OR (1.38k out of 7.73k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake County, OR is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Children in Poverty

In 2024, 18.8% of the children was living in poverty in Lake County, OR. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 8.4%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2016, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 329 in Lake County, OR. From 2014 to 2016, the indicator grew 0 per 100,000 population.

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Health

95% of the population of Lake County, OR has health coverage, with 37.7% on employee plans, 20.1% on Medicaid, 17.5% on Medicare, 17.1% on non-group plans, and 2.65% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lake County, OR see 2,069 patients per year on average, which represents a 4.13% increase from the previous year (1,987 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2795 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 399 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,069 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lake County, OR

Primary care physicians in Lake County, OR see an average of 2,069 patients per year. This represents a 4.13% increase from the previous year (1,987 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Lake County, OR in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.7% under 18 years, 16.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

4.95%
Uninsured
37.7%
Employer Coverage
20.1%
Medicaid
17.5%
Medicare
17.1%
Non-Group
2.65%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lake County, OR declined by 29.7% from 7.05% to 4.95%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2024, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 35.8% in Lake County, OR.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2024, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 9.25% in Lake County, OR.

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