Jury Pool Profile
Lake County, California
- County seat
- Lakeport
- Judicial district
- Lake County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 67,772
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 68,152.
At a glance
Lake County is a 67,772-person venue. The county population is 68% White (Census race-alone categories). 25% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $55,489, $44,641 below the CA state median of $100,130; 17.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 19.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 41.8% of covered employment, average pay $53,754/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.21%, above the 5.36% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 68,152
- Median household income
- $60,621
- Unemployment
- 7.2%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 68% / 2%.
Lake County has a population of 68,152, with a median age of 44.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 67.6%; Black residents 2.2%. Independently, 24.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $55,489; 17.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 42% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 41.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.21%, above the California state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Lake County was carried by the Republican candidate with 49.2% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 51.9% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 47.8% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 19.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
19.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 8.3% of the adult civilian population (4,400 individuals).