Editing Blue Lake, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 507
|1920= 441
|1930= 555
|1940= 503
|1950= 824
|1960= 1234
|1970= 1112
|1980= 1201
|1990= 1235
|2000= 1135
|2010= 1253
|2020= 1208
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Blue Lake had a population of 1,208. The population density was {{convert|2,033.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Blue Lake was 983 (81.4%) [[White Americans|White]], 5 (0.4%) [[African Americans|African American]], 61 (5.0%) [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 11 (0.9%) [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 2 (0.2%) [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 24 (2.0%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 122 (10.1%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 96 persons (7.9%).<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Blue Lake city, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0607162 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref>

The whole population lived in households. There were 541 households, out of which 159 (29.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 200 (37.0%) were married-couple households, 63 (11.6%) were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 171 (31.6%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 107 (19.8%) had a male householder with no partner present. 161 households (29.8%) were one person, and 64 (11.8%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.23.<ref name=DP1/> There were 316 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (58.4% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Blue Lake city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0607162 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 229 people (19.0%) under the age of 18, 62 people (5.1%) aged 18 to 24, 333 people (27.6%) aged 25 to 44, 338 people (28.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 246 people (20.4%) who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 43.6{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 86.1 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 569 housing units at an average density of {{convert|957.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 541 (95.1%) were occupied. Of these, 314 (58.0%) were owner-occupied, and 227 (42.0%) were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $52,813, and the [[per capita income]] was $40,169. About 7.1% of families and 25.4% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blue Lake city, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0607162 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref>