Lake County, OR
Demographic and economic profile of Lake County, OR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Lake County is a sparsely populated rural Oregon county of 8,254 residents with an economy rooted in agriculture and natural-resource industries. The labor force is notably constrained, with only 49.0% participation and 20.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though median worker earnings of $36,581 and median home values of $219,400 reflect a low-cost operating environment. The county posted 5.2% population growth over five years, carries a 4.4% unemployment rate, and offers short average commutes of 15.1 minutes, though a 17.8% poverty rate signals persistent income pressure.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+5.2% since 2018
Lake County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone6,633 (80.2%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race785 (9.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races382 (4.6%)
- Some Other Race Alone240 (2.9%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone175 (2.1%)
- Black or African American Alone40 (0.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish643
- 2.Other Indo-European37
- 3.German or other West Germanic25
- 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)17
- 5.Vietnamese17
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance852
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining555
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)407
- 4.Public Administration (Group)371
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities177
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,173
- 2.Service Occupations646
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations609
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations437
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations403
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 11.34×)589
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.33×)359
- 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)851
- 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.03×)364
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.91×)173
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.