Demographics of Clearlake city, California

Clearlake city, California had 16,893 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +194 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Clearlake city, in four figures

16,893
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,659 ±28.; +1.2%
Change since July 2020: +194 people.; 38.8 ±3.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $41,867 ±$4,414
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Clearlake city, California's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Clearlake city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Clearlake city, California's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Clearlake city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,699	100.0	100.0
2021	16,789	100.5	100.2
2022	16,604	99.4	100.7
2023	16,595	99.4	101.6
2024	16,713	100.1	102.5
2025	16,893	101.2	103.1

Population of Clearlake city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,699	—
2021	16,789	+90
2022	16,604	−185
2023	16,595	−9
2024	16,713	+118
2025	16,893	+180

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.8 ±3.7: for men 39.1 ±5.2 and for women 38.5 ±3.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Clearlake city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	682 ±207	4.1% ±1.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,566 ±516	21.4% ±3.1	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,141 ±335	6.8% ±2.0	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,513 ±476	27.1% ±2.9	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,900 ±487	23.4% ±2.9	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,857 ±381	17.1% ±2.3	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $41,867 ±$4,414, and income per person $21,287 ±$1,999, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Clearlake city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,894 ±346	31.1% ±5.4	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,446 ±301	23.8% ±4.7	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,294 ±263	21.3% ±4.1	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	433 ±156	7.1% ±2.5	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	651 ±201	10.7% ±3.2	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	49 to 223	0.8% to 3.7%	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	108 to 360	1.8% to 5.9%	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Clearlake city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	4,175 ±574	25.5% ±3.5	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	986 ±293	24.4% ±6.4	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,320 ±422	27.2% ±4.5	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	869 ±234	22.9% ±5.4	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Clearlake city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clearlake city	California	United States
Housing units	7,709 ±446	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.0% ±1.1	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	21.0% ±3.7	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.5% ±3.5	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.5% ±4.6	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$214,200 ±$12,941	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,240 ±$165	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Clearlake city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,644 ±663	33.9% ±4.0	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,908 ±744	53.5% ±4.5	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	660 ±261	4.0% ±1.6	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	34 to 370	0.2% to 2.2%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	41 to 163	0.2% to 1.0%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2 to 152	< 0.1% to 0.9%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,066 ±365	6.4% ±2.2	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Clearlake city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	12,109 ±568	72.7% ±3.4	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,260 ±471	13.6% ±2.8	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	69 to 301	0.4% to 1.8%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,105 ±334	12.6% ±2.0	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	582 ±204	3.5% ±1.2	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,523 ±273	9.1% ±1.6	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Clearlake city among the places of California

389th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Clearlake city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fillmore city	16,816 ±36
Kerman city	16,815 ±44
El Segundo city	16,769 ±31
Moraga town	16,769 ±30
Bostonia CDP	16,765 ±1,721
Clearlake city	16,659 ±28
Rio Linda CDP	16,335 ±1,241
Ukiah city	16,304 ±50
El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County)	16,294 ±1,702
Ripon city	16,201 ±40
Artesia city	15,889 ±33

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026