Blue Lake, CA City Data

Blue Lake, CA is a city with great restaurants, attractions, history and people. There are around 1,135 people who live in Blue Lake and approximately 126,518 who live in Humboldt County. We want to help people moving to or living in Blue Lake to understand the dynamics of the city, so we have put together information gathered from various creditable sources to give you a better understanding of Blue Lake. We have included Blue Lake housing information, demographics, social and education characteristics, and even economic information.

General Blue Lake Information

Humboldt County where Blue Lake resides is 4,052.22 square miles. The resident population of this county is 126,518 and has a population rank of 429 out of all the places in the United States.

Blue Lake has a total of 1,135 people and of those residents there are 547 males and 588 females. The median age of the male population is 37.7 and the female population is 39.6. There are approximately 1,372 births each year and around 1,204 deaths. The race breakdown of the population in Blue Lake varies per year, but currently 1,103 are one race and 32 are two or more races.

Of the 1,135 people who live in Blue Lake, there are 280 under 20 years old. The sex breakdown of the 20 years old and younger population in Blue Lake is 147 male and 133 female. If you have children or you are under the age of 20, then you will be considered in that statistic. For those of you who are older, then you will be part of the population that is 18 years and older and totals 886.

General Blue Lake Information
Total area in square miles - Humboldt County	4,052.22
Water area in square miles - Humboldt County	N/A
Resident population - Humboldt County	126,518
Population rank - Humboldt County	429
Total population	1,135
Total population (male)	547
Total population (female)	588
Population median age (male)	37.7
Population median age (female)	39.6
Births - Humboldt County	1,372
Deaths- Humboldt County	1,204
Population of one race	1,103
Population of two or more races	32
Population under 20 years	280
Population under 20 years (male)	147
Population under 20 years (female)	133
Total population 18 years and over	886

Blue Lake Social Characteristics

There are 51,238 households in Blue Lake. Families make up 30,894 of these households. The table below breaks down the Blue Lake families into three different groups. Married-couple families (22,074), male householder with no wife present (2,482) and female householder with no husband present (5,990). The remainder of the Blue Lake households are made up of nonfamily households, which total 20,593. Blue Lake, CA moving companies help people in Blue Lake move locally and all around the world.

For years, the US has been building stats on the relationship of males and females 15 years and older in cities around the country including Blue Lake. This information helps individuals analyze the area they are living in or moving to. For the county where Blue Lake is based, there are 52,443 females 15 and over; of those females there are 14,554 never married, 23,683 now married, 1,401 separated, 5,440 widowed, and 7,365 divorced. As for the males, there are N/A males 15 and older: N/A never married, N/A now married, 868 separated, 1,437 widowed and 5,907 never married. There is a lot of great information below regarding Blue Lake social characteristics. Be sure to review the tables for more information on Blue Lake.

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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE (Humboldt County)
Total households	51,238
Family households (families)	30,894
With own children under 18 years	15,818
Married-couple family	22,074
With own children under 18 years	9,361
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,482
With own children under 18 years	1,601
Female householder, no husband present, family	5,990
With own children under 18 years	3,949
Nonfamily households	20,593
Householder living alone	14,789
65 years and over	4,689

GENERAL HOUSEHOLDS
Households with one or more people under 18 years	149
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	111
Average household size	2.25
Average family size	2.84

RELATIONSHIP FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in family households	871
Householder	298
Spouse	211
Child	283
Other relatives	16
Nonrelatives	25
Unmarried partner	11
Roomer or boarder	3
Housemate or roommate	11
Unmarried partner	38
Foster child	N/A
Other	N/A

RELATIONSHIP NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in nonfamily households	264
Male householder	99
Male householder living alone	75
Male householder not living alone	24
Female householder	107
Female householder living alone	84
Female householder not living alone	23
Nonrelatives	58
Unmarried partner	27
Roomer or boarder	2
Housemate or roommate	26
Foster child	N/A
Other	3

RELATIONSHIP BY SEX
Females 15 years and over	52,443
Never married	14,554
Now married	23,683
Separated	1,401
Widowed	5,440
Divorced	7,365
Males 15 years and over	N/A
Never married	N/A
Now married	N/A
Separated	868
Widowed	1,437
Divorced	5,907

TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE
Total Population	1,135
Male	547
Under 5 years	30
5 to 9 years	38
10 to 14 years	42
15 to 17 years	25
18 and 19 years	12
20 years	8
21 years	4
22 to 24 years	20
25 to 29 years	34
30 to 34 years	31
35 to 39 years	47
40 to 44 years	41
45 to 49 years	52
50 to 54 years	48
55 to 59 years	29
60 and 61 years	9
62 to 64 years	13
65 and 66 years	11
67 to 69 years	6
70 to 74 years	17
75 to 79 years	10
80 to 84 years	14
85 years and over	6
Female	588
Under 5 years	28
5 to 9 years	23
10 to 14 years	30
15 to 17 years	33
18 and 19 years	19
20 years	5
21 years	3
22 to 24 years	24
25 to 29 years	46
30 to 34 years	35
35 to 39 years	53
40 to 44 years	49
45 to 49 years	66
50 to 54 years	43
55 to 59 years	27
60 and 61 years	14
62 to 64 years	13
65 and 66 years	10
67 to 69 years	6
70 to 74 years	11
75 to 79 years	23
80 to 84 years	13
85 years and over	14

TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE
Total population	1,135
One race	1,103
White	1,007
Black or African American	6
American Indian and Alaska Native	61
Asian	15
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1
Some other race	13
Two or more races	32

RACE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS
Total population in households	1,135
People who are White alone	1,007
People who are Black or African American alone	6
People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone	61
People who are Asian alone	15
People who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	1
People who are Hispanic or Latino	28
People who are Some other race alone	13

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	119,423
Same house	61,219
Different house - same county	N/A
Different county - same state	15,869
Different state or abroad	7,873
Different state	6,486
Abroad	1,387

PLACE OF BIRTH (Humboldt County)
Total resident population	126,518
Born in United States	66,901
State of residence	84,948
Different state	34,901
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas	920
Foreign born	5,749

Blue Lake Education and School Enrollment

School enrollment refers to students currently attending school, both private and public. By understanding the school enrollment in an area, you can make decisions concerning your kids' environments and even job markets. In a table below, we provide you with the total school enrollment for children 3 years and older in the county surrounding Blue Lake. That total enrollment is 38,481 for the population of the country, which includes Blue Lake. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 17,016 and elementary or high school enrollment was 42,453 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 13,890.

Education attainment is defined as "the highest level of education completed in terms of highest degree or the highest level or schooling completed." The table below shows the Blue Lake population over 25 years old and their level of education achievement.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	38,481
Pre-kindergarten	1,816
Public	1,240
Private	576
Kindergarten	1,547
Public	1,405
Private	N/A
Elementary school grades 1 to 8	13,702
Public	12,715
Private	987
Elementary and high school	21,227
Public	19,848
Private	1,379
High school grades 9 to 12	7,525
Public	7,133
Private	392
College, undergraduate years	12,285
Public	11,991
Private	294
Graduate or professional school	1,606
Public	1,387
Private	219
Not enrolled in school	83,577

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	81,501
Less than 9th grade	3,287
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	9,011
High school graduate	20,960
Some college, no degree	22,848
Associate's degree	6,640
Bachelor's degree	18,755
Graduate or professional degree	23
Percent high school graduate or higher	84.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	12,720

Blue Lake Employment and Labor Characteristics

There are 100,662 people that are employed over the age of 16 in Blue Lake. The Blue Lake occupations categories include management, professional and related occupations (17,470), service occupations (10,859), sales and office occupations (13,780), farming, fishing and forestry occupations (1,466), constructions, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (4,856) and production, transportation and material moving occupations (6,995). The 100,662 employed over the age of 16 are broken down into the class of worker. There are 35,111 private wage and salary workers, 12,828 government workers, 7,157 self-employed workers and approximately N/A unpaid family workers.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (Humboldt County)
Population 16 years and over	100,662
In labor force	60,762
Civilian labor force	60,635
Employed	55,426
Unemployed	5,209
Percent Unemployed	8.6
Armed Forces	127
Females 16 years and over	51,545
In labor force	28,934
Civilian labor force	28,923
Unemployed Civilian labor force	1,941
Armed forces	11
Males 16 years and over	49,117
In labor force	31,828
Civilian labor force	N/A
Unemployed Civilian labor force	3,268
Armed forces	116

COMMUTING TO WORK (Humboldt County)
Workers 16 years and over	54,034
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	38,710
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	7,056
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	N/A
Walked	3,492
Other means	245
Worked at home	3,001
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	906,800

OCCUPATION (Humboldt County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	17,470
Management, professional, and related occupations	17,470
Service occupations	10,859
Sales and office occupations	13,780
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1,466
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	4,856
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	6,995

INDUSTRY (Humboldt County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	17,470
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	2,743
Construction	N/A
Manufacturing	4,802
Wholesale trade	1,727
Retail trade	6,930
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,082
Information	1,061
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,812
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative	3,822
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	14,748
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	5,408
Other services, except public administration	N/A
Public administration	3,182

CLASS OF WORKER (Humboldt County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	17,470
Private wage and salary workers	35,111
Government workers	12,828
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	7,157
Unpaid family workers	N/A

Blue Lake Housing Characteristics

In Blue Lake, CA there are 55,912 housing units; of those housing units, there are approximately 51,238 occupied and 4,674 vacant. Types of homes change over the years, but single family homes detached have remained fairly consistent. In Blue Lake, there are 38,293 1-unit detached housing units. Single-family attached homes, 1-unit attached, which are also known as row houses or town homes, total 1,542 units in Blue Lake. Apartment housing and apartment buildings are from 2-50 units and the statistics are below. With so many housing units people are always in need of Blue Lake, CA local movers to help them move from one place to another so be sure to check out MovingIdeas.org for moving guides, Blue Lake, CA truck rentals options, quotes and additional information.

There are several different ranges if you are looking to rent or are a renter in Blue Lake. There are 652 housing units with rent less than $200, 1,047 with rent between $200-299, 6,688 with rent between $300-499 and 11,613 with rent for $500 and above. Full Blue Lake gross rent statistics are shown in the table below. Regardless of the housing unit value, it is always suggested by MovingIdeas.org to have Blue Lake, CA home security systems installed to keep you and your family safe.

HOUSING OCCUPANCY (Humboldt County)
Total housing units	55,912
Occupied housing units	51,238
Vacant housing units	4,674

UNITS IN STRUCTURE (Humboldt County)
Total housing units	55,912
1-unit, detached	38,293
1-unit, attached	1,542
2 units	2,218
3 or 4 units	3,387
5 to 9 units	2,096
10 to 19 units	1,160
20 to 49 units	677
50 or more units	605
Mobile home	5,481

HOUSING TENURE (Humboldt County)
Occupied housing units	51,238
Owner-occupied	29,534
Renter-occupied	21,704

VEHICLES AVAILABLE (Humboldt County)
Occupied housing units	51,238
No vehicles available	4,479
2 vehicle available	28,053
3 vehicles available	6,129
4 vehicles available	1,906
5 or more vehicles available	645

HOUSE HEATING FUEL (Humboldt County)
Occupied housing units	51,238
Utility gas	31,700
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	N/A
Electricity	5,189
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	723
Coal or coke	6
Wood	9,046
Solar energy	22
Other fuel	234
No fuel used	149

HOUSING UNIT VALUE (Humboldt County)
Occupied housing units	51,238
Less Than $50,000	29,534
$50,000 to $99,999	5,116
$100,000 to $149,999	8,343
$150,000 to $199,999	4,472
$200,000 to $299,999	3,114
$300,000 to $499,999	774
$1,000,000 or more	19
Median (dollars)	133,500

GROSS RENT (Humboldt County)
Occupied units paying rent	21,704
Less than $200	652
$200 to $299	1,047
$300 to $499	6,688
$500 to $699	6,718
$700 to $999	3,964
$1,000 to $1,499	877
$1,500 or more	53