Lake of the Pines, CA

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2024 Population
5,461
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
53.1
2.39% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
8.46%
5.21% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$121,682
2.55% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$664,300
3.89% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,412
11.3% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lake of the Pines, CA 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.

99.5% of the residents in Lake of the Pines, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lake of the Pines, CA was $664,300, and the homeownership rate was 87.7%.

Most people in Lake of the Pines, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake of the Pines, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lake of the Pines, CA is home to a population of 5.46k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.64% of Lake of the Pines, CA residents were born outside of the country (144 people).

In 2024, there were 18.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.58k people) in Lake of the Pines, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 251 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 174 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%
2024 Citizenship
99.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Lake of the Pines, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lake of the Pines, CA was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake of the Pines, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.58k ± 863
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    251 ± 139
  3. White (Hispanic)
    174 ± 154
11.3%
Hispanic Population
617 people

In 2024, there were 18.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.58k people) in Lake of the Pines, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 251 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 174 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11.3% of the people in Lake of the Pines, CA are hispanic (617 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
  2. Philippines
    827,719 ± 22,100 people
  3. China
    695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.64%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
144 people
2.51%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
126 people

As of 2024, 2.64% of Lake of the Pines, CA residents (144 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lake of the Pines, CA was 2.51%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    122 ± 87
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    76 ± 72
  3. Korea
    49 ± 60

Lake of the Pines, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.61 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lake of the Pines, CA employs 2.41k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lake of the Pines, CA were Retail Trade (318 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (260 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (244 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($228,060), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($173,333), and Information ($148,450).

Employment

Occupations

2.41k
2024 Value
± 441
11.3%
1 Year growth
± 24.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake of the Pines, CA grew at a rate of 11.3%, from 2.17k employees to 2.41k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake of the Pines, CA, are Management Occupations (458 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (341 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (335 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake of the Pines, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.41k
2024 Value
± 441
11.3%
1 Year growth
± 24.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake of the Pines, CA grew at a rate of 11.3%, from 2.17k employees to 2.41k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake of the Pines, CA, are Retail Trade (318 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (260 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (244 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake of the Pines, CA, though some of these residents may live in Lake of the Pines, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$66,992
Median earning men ± $50,108
$53,074
Median earning women ± $16,585

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($229,181), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($160,174), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($151,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($83,631), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,143), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($74,375).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% 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 14%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 51 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Lake of the Pines, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

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

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake of the Pines, CA was $664,300 in 2024, which is 2 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $639,400 to $664,300, a 3.89% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake of the Pines, CA is 87.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lake of the Pines, CA have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake of the Pines, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$664,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$35,417
$1,934
Median Property Taxes
±$310

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 of the Pines, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lake of the Pines, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

87.7%
Homeownership
2024
62.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 87.7% of the housing units in Lake of the Pines, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 86.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$121,682
Median Household Income
± $16,802
2.21k
Number of Households
± 393

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.21k households in Lake of the Pines, CA grew to $121,682 from the previous year's value of $118,661.

The following chart displays the households in Lake of the Pines, CA 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake of the Pines, CA is from California.
0.493
2024 Wage GINI in California
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (64.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (30.2%)
  3. Carpooled (3.33%)

In 2024, 64.5% of workers in Lake of the Pines, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (30.2%) and those who carpooled to work (3.33%).

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

27.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake of the Pines, CA have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.51% of the workforce in Lake of the Pines, CA 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 of the Pines, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lake of the Pines, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.46% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake of the Pines, CA (462 out of 5.46k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake of the Pines, CA 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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Health

98.8% of the population of Lake of the Pines, CA has health coverage, with 49.5% on employee plans, 12.8% on Medicaid, 23% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 0.972% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.6% were men and 55.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.7% under 18 years, 14.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 29% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.6% were men and 55.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.16%
Uninsured
49.5%
Employer Coverage
12.8%
Medicaid
23%
Medicare
12.6%
Non-Group
0.972%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lake of the Pines, CA grew by 5.26% from 1.1% to 1.16%.

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