Lucerne, Lake County, California
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Lucerne (formerly Clear Lake Beach, located in the area called Sikom by the
Eastern Pomo Eastern Pomo, also known as Clear Lake Pomo, is a nearly extinct Pomoan language spoken around Clear Lake in Lake County, California by one of the Pomo peoples. It is not mutually intelligible with the other Pomoan languages. Before contact ...
) is a
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Lake County, California Lake County is a County (United States), county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 68,163. The county seat is Lakeport, California, Lakepor ...
, United States. Lucerne is located east-northeast of Lakeport, at an elevation of 1329 feet (405 m). The population was 235 in 1871, 2,870 at the 2000 census and 3,067 at the 2010 census.


Geography

According to the
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which, over 99% is land. At the 2000 census, according to the
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, the CDP had a total area of , of which, of it was land and of it (68.67%) was water.


Demographics


2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Lucerne had a population of 3,266. The population density was . The racial makeup of Lucerne was 72.1%
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, 1.0%
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, 4.1% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.3%
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, 8.2% from other races, and 12.2% from two or more races.
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of any race were 18.2% of the population. The census reported that 100.0% of the population lived in households, 1 person (0.0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 1,398 households, out of which 20.8% included children under the age of 18, 32.4% were married-couple households, 11.4% were
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couple households, 26.5% had a female householder with no partner present, and 29.7% had a male householder with no partner present. 38.4% of households were one person, and 20.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.34. There were 722
families Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...
(51.6% of all households). The age distribution was 18.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% aged 18 to 24, 23.3% aged 25 to 44, 27.6% aged 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 45.7years. For every 100 females, there were 109.0 males. There were 1,780 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,398 (78.5%) were occupied. Of these, 62.3% were owner-occupied, and 37.7% were occupied by renters. In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $47,460, and the
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was $24,273. About 10.6% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line.


2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Lucerne had a population of 3,067. The population density was . The racial makeup of Lucerne was 2,581 (84.2%)
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, 60 (2.0%)
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, 105 (3.4%) Native American, 26 (0.8%) Asian, 9 (0.3%)
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, 94 (3.1%) from other races, and 192 (6.3%) from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 367 persons (12.0%). The Census reported that 3,032 people (98.9% of the population) lived in households, 35 (1.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 1,372 households, out of which 308 (22.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 454 (33.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 183 (13.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 78 (5.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 165 (12.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 14 (1.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 498 households (36.3%) were made up of individuals, and 235 (17.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21. There were 715
families Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...
(52.1% of all households); the average family size was 2.81. The population was spread out, with 554 people (18.1%) under the age of 18, 245 people (8.0%) aged 18 to 24, 593 people (19.3%) aged 25 to 44, 1,020 people (33.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 655 people (21.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males. There were 1,833 housing units at an average density of , of which 848 (61.8%) were owner-occupied, and 524 (38.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.0%. 1,736 people (56.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,296 people (42.3%) lived in rental housing units.


1871

In 1919 Edward W. Gifford was able to create a "remarkable" census of the village which the
Eastern Pomo Eastern Pomo, also known as Clear Lake Pomo, is a nearly extinct Pomoan language spoken around Clear Lake in Lake County, California by one of the Pomo peoples. It is not mutually intelligible with the other Pomoan languages. Before contact ...
called Sikom, through the memory of Jim Pumpkin, who was able to recall "the names and kin relations of every house ... Sikom was made up of 20 dwellings, all but two of which were occupied by two, and sometimes four, families grouped around 48 fires. These 20 houses held a total of 235 individuals."


Government

In the
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, Lucerne is in , and in . In the
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, Lucerne is in . Lucerne is in Lake County District 3, represented by supervisor E.J. Crandell.
Lake Count Record Bee, July 4, 2018/


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