Lake County, Oregon

• White (non-Hispanic) 6,512 78.8%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 896 10.8%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 40 0.5%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 12 0.1%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 502 6.1%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 175 2.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 130 1.6%

• Under 18 1,481 17.9%
• 18–24 523 6.3%
• 25–44 2,076 25.1%
• 45–64 2,101 25.4%
• 65 and over 2,086 25.2%

Median household income

$63,181

90% interval $56,785–$69,577

−$21,716 vs OR · 27th of 36

Below poverty line

17.8%

90% interval 13.8%–21.8%

+6.1 pp vs OR · 2nd of 36

Unemployment (12-mo)

6.0%

+0.77 pp vs. state

County GDP

$481.1M

0.15% of state

Avg. annual pay

$54,182

Establishments

353

• Education & health services 598 23.9%
• Natural resources & mining 500 20.0%
• Public administration 369 14.8%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 348 13.9%
• Leisure & hospitality 142 5.7%
• Other services 82 3.3%
• Construction 22 0.9%

The sectors listed cover 82.5% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

67.3%

+4.0 pp vs OR · 24th of 36

Median gross rent

$878

−$647 vs OR · 31st of 36

Owner-occupied

2,343

Renter-occupied

1,137

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 59% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Public administration, $81,282/yr) pays 3.6× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $22,726/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 7.1 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 3,367 81.5%
• Democratic 670 16.2%
• Other / third-party 93 2.3%

• Spanish 356 4.5%
• Vietnamese 26 0.3%
• German or other West Germanic 12 0.2%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 7 0.1%

Households

3,480

Family households

2,084

59.9% of households

Married couples w/ children

686

32.9% of families

Single-mother families

60

2.9% of families

Veterans

550

8.1% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 670 8.2%
• Catholic 587 7.2%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 365 4.5%
• Mainline Protestant 130 1.6%

Health insured

95.1%

±1.8 pp

Uninsured

4.9%

±1.8 pp

29th of 36

With a disability

15.9%

±2.7 pp

28th of 36

Bachelor's or higher

21.1%

±3.9 pp

−15.7 pp vs OR · 25th of 36

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

8.6%

90% interval 7.5%–9.7% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

26th Judicial District Circuit Court

Judges

1 (Circuit Court judges per district (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 courts.oregon.gov; cross-checked against ORS § 3.041. Justice Courts (limited jurisdiction: misdemeanors, traffic, small claims under $10K) operate per county and are not counted here. Multnomah County operates a separate County Court for probate / juvenile matters.)

Court seats

Lakeview

Traffic fatalities

3

44.21 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

3