Editing Lake County, California (section)

===2005===
There were a total of 34,031 homes in Lake County in 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 1,414 residential structures since 2001, a change of 4.3 percent. Lake County ranks 978 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Lake County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $255,300, according to the American Community Survey. This median is less than the overall California 2005 home median value of $477,700 and greater than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 14.4% of Lake County's owner-occupied dwellings are valued over a half a million dollars.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $49,627, and the median income for a family was $55,818. Males had a median income of $45,771 versus $44,026 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $43,825. About 6.9% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.8% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)

Within Lake County are two incorporated cities, the county seat of [[Lakeport, California|Lakeport]] and [[Clearlake, California|Clearlake]], the largest city, and the communities of [[Kelseyville, California|Kelseyville]], Blue Lakes, [[Clearlake Oaks, California|Clearlake Oaks]], Clearlake Park, [[Cobb, California|Cobb]], Finley, Glenhaven, [[Hidden Valley Lake, California|Hidden Valley Lake]], [[Clearlake Riviera, California|Clearlake Riviera]], Loch Lomond, [[Lower Lake, California|Lower Lake]], [[Lucerne, Lake County, California|Lucerne]], [[Middletown, California|Middletown]], [[Nice, California|Nice]], Spring Valley, [[Upper Lake, California|Upper Lake]], Whispering Pines, and Witter Springs.

Lake County is mostly agricultural, with tourist facilities and some light industry. Major crops include [[pear]]s, [[walnut]]s and, increasingly, wine [[grape]]s.