Blue Lake, CA

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Blue Lake, California

Blue Lake, California, in Humboldt county, is 85 miles W of Redding, California (center to center) and 207 miles NW of Sacramento, California. About 1,135 people people live in Blue Lake.

The People and Families of Blue Lake

In Blue Lake, about 48% of adults are married. Singles, rather than married couples, seem the order of the day in Blue Lake.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Blue Lake had a median family income of $37,500. It turns out that people in Blue Lake tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads.

Political Inclinations

The Democratic party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in Blue Lake.

Blue Lake Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Blue Lake, about 60% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in the city. Blue Lake isn't one of those high-end cities with high property taxes.

Commuting

In Blue Lake, 91% of commuters drive to work. In the city, people like to walk or ride bicycles.

High Points

Blue Lake strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in California):

Category	Trophy
Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers)	Top 5%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 6%
Short Commute Times (vs. State)	Top 10%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 12%

Comparative Profile of Blue Lake, CA

Comparing Blue Lake to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Women
Racial Diversity
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Male Share of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Property Taxes
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Rents

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

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Category	Value
Near Medium City	85 miles W of Redding, California (center to center)
Nearest Large City	207 miles NW of Sacramento, California
County	Humboldt
Standard Zip Codes	95525
Phone Area Codes	707
Time Zone	Pacific (-8 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.883
Longitude	-123.982

Station	EUREKA WFO WOODLEY IS
Distance	10.7 miles
Jan Temp	41 to 55 F
Apr Temp	44 to 57 F
Jul Temp	53 to 63 F
Oct Temp	48 to 61 F
Annual Precip	38.1 inches

Station	SCOTIA
Distance	28.3 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 57 F
Apr Temp	44 to 62 F
Jul Temp	52 to 70 F
Oct Temp	46 to 68 F
Annual Precip	48.4 inches

Station	ORLEANS
Distance	37.2 miles
Jan Temp	36 to 52 F
Apr Temp	42 to 71 F
Jul Temp	54 to 92 F
Oct Temp	45 to 74 F
Annual Precip	52.7 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,135	100%
Male	547	48.2%
Female	588	51.8%
Under 18	249	21.9%
18+	886	78.1%
65+	141	12.4%
Median Age	38.8
Average Family Size	2.84
White	1,007	88.7%
African-American	6	0.5%
Asian	15	1.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	61	5.4%
Other	13	1.1%
Mixed Race	32	2.8%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	28	2.5%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,128
Growth	-7
Growth %	-0.59%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	16.4%
German	12.4%
Irish	10.7%
US/American	8.6%
English	8.5%
Italian	4.9%
Portuguese	3.8%
Swedish	3.4%
Scotch-Irish	3.3%
Polish	3.2%
European	3.1%
French (except Basque)	3%
Scottish	2.5%
Dutch	2.5%
Norwegian	2.3%
French Canadian	1.7%
Hungarian	1.4%
Danish	1.4%
Russian	0.9%
Finnish	0.8%
Celtic	0.7%
Austrian	0.7%
Swiss	0.6%
Australian	0.6%
Greek	0.3%
Welsh	0.3%
Czech	0.3%
Northern European	0.3%
Lithuanian	0.2%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
Bulgarian	0.2%
Slovak	0.2%
Slovene	0.2%
British	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Blue Lake	1,135	$37,500
Arcata	16,651	$36,716
Eureka	26,128	$33,438
Fortuna	10,497	$38,867
Trinidad	311	$50,357

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