Lake County, CO

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2022 Population

7,403

0.189% 1-year decline

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

36.8

3.95% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

7.26%

6.68% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$78,942

7.99% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$331,000

26% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Lake County, CO had a population of 7.4k people with a median age of 36.8 and a median household income of $78,942. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Lake County, CO declined from 7,417 to 7,403, a −0.189% decrease and its median household income grew from $73,099 to $78,942, a 7.99% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lake County, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (60.5%), White (Hispanic) (13.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (11.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.81%), and Other (Hispanic) (4.9%).

None of the households in Lake County, CO 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.

91.1% of the residents in Lake County, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Lake County, CO was $331,000, and the homeownership rate was 77.4%.

Most people in Lake County, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake County, CO was 2 cars per household.

Lake County, CO borders Chaffee County, CO, Eagle County, CO, Park County, CO, Pitkin County, CO, and Summit County, CO.

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Population & Diversity

Lake County, CO is home to a population of 7.4k people, from which 91.1% are citizens. As of 2022, 10.5% of Lake County, CO residents were born outside of the country (781 people).

In 2022, there were 4.54 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.48k people) in Lake County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 988 White (Hispanic) and 856 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

91.1%

2022 Citizenship

90.9%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 91.1% of Lake County, CO residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Lake County, CO was 90.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lake County, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake County, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.48k ± 459
White (Hispanic)
988 ± 416
Two+ (Hispanic)
856 ± 468

30.6%

Hispanic Population

2.27k people

30.6% of the people in Lake County, CO are hispanic (2.27k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lake County, CO as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

10.5%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

781 people

10.9%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

811 people

As of 2022, 10.5% of Lake County, CO residents (781 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lake County, CO was 10.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lake County, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
203 ± 111
Vietnam
79 ± 62
Gulf War (1990s)
75 ± 59

Lake County, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.57 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lake County, CO employs 4.61k people. The largest industries in Lake County, CO are Construction (616 people), Educational Services (600 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (422 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($125,117), Information ($78,242), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,939).

Employment

Occupations

4.61k

2022 Value

± 593

3.6%

1 Year growth

± 17.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lake County, CO grew at a rate of 3.6%, from 4.45k employees to 4.61k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake County, CO, are Management Occupations (559 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (514 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (448 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake County, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

4.61k

2022 Value

± 593

3.6%

1 Year growth

± 17.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lake County, CO grew at a rate of 3.6%, from 4.45k employees to 4.61k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake County, CO, are Construction (616 people), Educational Services (600 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (422 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake County, CO, though some of these residents may live in Lake County, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,042

Median earning men ± $8,644

$39,228

Median earning women ± $5,952

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($77,852), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($71,902), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($108,750), Wholesale Trade ($80,550), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,314).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.73%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% 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 11.9%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

40
Construction
21
Retail Trade
17
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Lake County, CO went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 58.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.55%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (58.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (37.8%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.55%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Lake County, CO went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 58.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.55%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Lake County, CO for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.

John Hickenlooper

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

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 Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Colorado

Colorado is currently represented by 8 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 Colorado have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.886% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.84% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (1.16M), Some college (997k), and High School or Equivalent (997k).

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake County, CO was $331,000 in 2022, which is 1.17 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $262,800 to $331,000, a 26% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake County, CO is 77.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Lake County, CO have an average commute time of 29.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake County, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$331,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$48,024

$2,196

Median Property Taxes

±$353

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, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

77.4%

Homeownership

2022

68.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 77.4% of the housing units in Lake County, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lake County, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9619

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

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

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$78,942

Median Household Income

± $10,647

2.84k

Number of Households

± 448

In 2022, the median household income of the 2.84k households in Lake County, CO grew to $78,942 from the previous year's value of $73,099.

The following chart displays the households in Lake County, CO 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake County, CO is from Colorado.

0.464

2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.465

2021 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2022, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (65.1%)
Carpooled (16.3%)
Worked At Home (7.18%)

In 2022, 65.1% of workers in Lake County, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.3%) and those who worked at home (7.18%).

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.

Commute Time

29.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake County, CO have a longer commute time (29.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.02% of the workforce in Lake County, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lake County, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.26% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake County, CO (527 out of 7.26k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake County, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

83.6% of the population of Lake County, CO has health coverage, with 51.1% on employee plans, 10.3% on Medicaid, 8.05% on Medicare, 13.6% on non-group plans, and 0.626% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lake County, CO see 2662 patients per year on average, which represents a 31% increase from the previous year (2032 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2469 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1481 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,662 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lake County, CO

Primary care physicians in Lake County, CO see an average of 2,662 patients per year. This represents a 31% increase from the previous year (2,032 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.4% under 18 years, 30.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

16.4%

Uninsured

51.1%

Employer Coverage

10.3%

Medicaid

8.05%

Medicare

13.6%

Non-Group

0.626%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lake County, CO grew by 2.14% from 16% to 16.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lake County, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.