Lake California, California

Lake California
census-designated place
Location of Lake California in Tehama County, California.
Lake California Position in California.
Coordinates: 40°21′48″N 122°12′54″W / 40.36333°N 122.21500°W / 40.36333; -122.21500
Country	United States
State	California
County	Tehama
Area [2]
• Total	6.644 sq mi (17.208 km2)
• Land	6.311 sq mi (16.345 km2)
• Water	0.333 sq mi (0.862 km2)  5.01%
Elevation [3]	597 ft (182 m)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	3,377
• Density	535.1/sq mi (206.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	2628747
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake California, California

Lake California is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tehama County, California.^[3] Lake California sits at an elevation of 597 feet (182 m).^[3] The 2020 United States census reported Lake California's population was 3,377.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 6.6 square miles (17.2 km²), 6.3 square miles (16.3 km²) of it land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (5.01%) water.

Lake California first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.^[20]

As of the 2020 census, Lake California had a population of 3,377. The population density was 535.1 inhabitants per square mile (206.6/km²). The census reported that 99.9% of the population lived in households, 4 people (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.^[21][22]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.^[23]

There were 1,268 households, out of which 33.5% included children under the age of 18. Of all households, 58.8% were married-couple households, 7.0% were cohabiting couple households, 20.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present, and 13.6% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. About 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66. There were 948 families (74.8% of all households).^[21][24]

The age distribution was 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.5% aged 18 to 24, 23.5% aged 25 to 44, 23.7% aged 45 to 64, and 21.8% aged 65 or older. The median age was 40.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males age 18 and over.^[21]

There were 1,374 housing units at an average density of 217.7 units per square mile (84.1 units/km²), of which 1,268 (92.3%) were occupied and 7.7% were vacant. Of occupied units, 80.0% were owner-occupied and 20.0% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.8%, and the rental vacancy rate was 5.9%.^[21]

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $95,278, and the per capita income was $36,014. About 4.7% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line.^[25]