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Population (year 2000): 1,135. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,110 (-2.2% change)
 

Males: 547  (48.2%)
Females: 588  (51.8%)

Humboldt County

Median resident age:  38.8 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 95525.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,400 (it was $32,500 in 2000)
Blue Lake  $34,400
California:  $53,629

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $268,000 (it was $119,000 in 2000)
Blue Lake  $268,000
California:  $477,700

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Races in Blue Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.8%)
  • American Indian (6.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • Japanese (1.0%)
  • Black (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (19.1%), Irish (13.3%), English (13.1%), United States (6.9%), French (4.6%), Italian (4.3%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 100 feet

Land area: 0.60 square miles.

Population density: 1856 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Blue Lake

  • High school or higher: 85.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blue Lake city

  • Never married: 29.1%
  • Now married: 45.7%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 14.3%

30 residents are foreign born (2.0% Europe, 0.4% Asia).

This city:  2.6%
California:  26.2%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Blue Lake, California in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Blue Lake to the number of sex offenders is 280 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Blue Lake:  0.6% ($656)
California:  0.7% ($1,564)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Redding, CA (113.2 miles , pop. 80,865).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Contra Costa, CA (232.6 miles , pop. 236,008).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (607.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Arcata, CA (6.5 miles ), North Coastal, CA (7.8 miles ), McKinleyville, CA (9.1 miles ), Myrtletown, CA (11.5 miles ), Eureka, CA (13.5 miles ), Cutten, CA (13.5 miles ), Westhaven-Moonstone, CA (13.8 miles ), Pine Hills, CA (15.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $91,500
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $120,800
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $115,900
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $115,900
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $115,900
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $150,400
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $250,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $204,800

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Latitude: 40.88 N, Longitude: 123.99 W


Area code: 707

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Population change in the 1990s: +69 (+6.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Wood products (12%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • U. S. Postal service (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)


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Crime in Blue Lake by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000020
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0174.50.0
Robberies 001010
    per 100,000 0.00.086.70.087.30.0
Assaults 2073325
    per 100,000 173.00.0607.1260.4261.82196.8
Burglaries 3213192951
    per 100,000 259.5170.11127.51649.32530.54481.5
Thefts 7820125053
    per 100,000 605.5680.31734.61041.74363.04657.3
Auto thefts 02491511
    per 100,000 0.0170.1346.9781.31308.9966.6
Arson 004202
    per 100,000 0.00.0346.9173.60.0175.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 77.052.7323.5271.7674.51016.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  4.47
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Blue Lake:
  • SEMPERVIRENS (about 14 miles; EUREKA, CA)
  • ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; EUREKA, CA)
  • MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; ARCATA, CA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blue Lake:
  • ARCATA (about 10 miles; ARCATA/EUREKA, CA; ID: ACV)
  • JACK MC NAMARA FIELD (about 64 miles; CRESCENT CITY, CA; ID: CEC)
  • REDDING MUNI (about 121 miles; REDDING, CA; ID: RDD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blue Lake:
  • MURRAY FIELD (about 10 miles; EUREKA, CA; ID: EKA)
  • KNEELAND (about 13 miles; EUREKA, CA; ID: O19)
  • EUREKA MUNI (about 17 miles; EUREKA, CA; ID: O33)

Amtrak stations near Blue Lake:
  • 7 miles: ARCATA (F ST. BETWEEN 7TH & 8TH STS.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: MCKINLEYVILLE (ARCATA AIRPORT TERMINAL) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 13 miles: EUREKA (5TH & L STS.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking.

College/University in Blue Lake:
  • DELL'ARTE SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL THEATRE (Full-time enrollment: 37; Location: 131 H Street; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.dellarte.com)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blue Lake:
  • COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS (about 14 miles; EUREKA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,071)
  • HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; ARCATA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,800)
  • ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 114 miles; GRANTS PASS, OR; FT enrollment: 2,289)
  • SHASTA COLLEGE (about 117 miles; REDDING, CA; FT enrollment: 5,251)
  • SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 130 miles; ASHLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 4,424)
  • MENDOCINO COLLEGE (about 131 miles; UKIAH, CA; FT enrollment: 2,080)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-CHICO (about 171 miles; CHICO, CA; FT enrollment: 14,658)
Public elementary/middle schools in Blue Lake:

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Notable locations in Blue Lake: Blue Lake Industrial Park (A), Blue Lake Branch Humboldt County Library (B), Blue Lake City Hall (C), Blue Lake Fire Department (D), Blue Lake Museum (E), Prasch Hall (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Blue Lake include: Saint Josephs Catholic Church (A), Korbel-Blue Lake Community Church (B), Presbyterian Church of Blue Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Powers Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Blue Lake include: Perigot Park (1), Gymkhana Field (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Blue Lake Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Blue Lake that have no violations reported:
  • CITY OF BLUE LAKE (Population served: 1500, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  59.1%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.5%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  11.1%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.0%
Whole state:  6.3%

Blue Lake compared to California state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.


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Blue Lake government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $399,000
    Parks & Recreation: $44,000
    All Other: $11,000
  • Construction - Central Staff Services: $116,000
    Parks & Recreation: $91,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $205,000
    Sewerage: $187,000
    Water Utilities: $169,000
    Central Staff Services: $137,000
    Parks & Recreation: $123,000
    Regular Highways: $49,000
    Health Services - Other: $11,000
    General - Other: $2,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $247,000
    Rents: $123,000
    Interest Earnings: $62,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $49,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,200,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $193,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $217,000
    General Support: $65,000
    Highways: $39,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $86,000
    Property: $66,000
    Public Utilities: $24,000
    NEC: $17,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $452,000

6.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.08%
California average:  5.75%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($227 average AGI)
Humboldt County:  0.07%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.31% ($45,201 average AGI)
from Shasta County, CA  0.21% ($24,043)
from San Diego County, CA  0.20% ($28,314)


6.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,468 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.58%
California average:  6.27%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($254 average AGI)
Humboldt County:  0.06%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Shasta County, CA  0.30% ($35,877 average AGI)
to Sacramento County, CA  0.24% ($27,660)
to Sonoma County, CA  0.21% ($34,554)


Strongest AM radio stations in Blue Lake:
  • KWSW (790 AM; 5 kW; EUREKA, CA; Owner: EUREKA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KINS (980 AM; 5 kW; EUREKA, CA; Owner: EUREKA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KATA (1340 AM; 1 kW; ARCATA, CA; Owner: BICOASTAL MEDIA LLC)
  • KNCR (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FORTUNA, CA; Owner: MILLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KGOE (1480 AM; 5 kW; EUREKA, CA; Owner: BICOASTAL MEDIA LLC)
  • KCBS (740 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KGRV (700 AM; 25 kW; WINSTON, OR; Owner: PACIFIC CASCADE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KDUN (1030 AM; 50 kW; REEDSPORT, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
  • KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTMT (580 AM; 10 kW; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KAPL (1300 AM; 20 kW; PHOENIX, OR; Owner: APPLEGATE MEDIA, INC.)
  • KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blue Lake:
  • K265BT (100.9 FM; ARCATA, CA; Owner: EUREKA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KZPN (91.5 FM; BAYSIDE, CA; Owner: COM. OF HUMBOLDT ED. ENHANC. RAD. SV)
  • K211DJ (90.1 FM; ARCATA, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KXGO (93.1 FM; ARCATA, CA; Owner: MILLER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKHB (105.5 FM; EUREKA, CA; Owner: BICOASTAL MEDIA LLC)
  • KFMI (96.3 FM; EUREKA, CA; Owner: BICOASTAL MEDIA LLC)
  • KRED-FM (92.3 FM; EUREKA, CA; Owner: BICOASTAL MEDIA LLC)
  • KHSU-FM (90.5 FM; ARCATA, CA; Owner: HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • K282AD (104.3 FM; EUREKA, CA; Owner: LOST COAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KMUE (88.3 FM; EUREKA, CA; Owner: REDWOOD COMMUNITY RADIO, INC)
  • K259AL (99.7 FM; WILLOW CREEK, CA; Owner: KHSU-FM, HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KNHT (107.3 FM; RIO DELL, CA; Owner: SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY)
  • KAJK-FM (99.1 FM; FERNDALE, CA; Owner: MILLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KEKA-FM (101.5 FM; EUREKA, CA; Owner: EUREKA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KSLG-FM (94.1 FM; HYDESVILLE, CA; Owner: LOST COAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KWPT (100.3 FM; FORTUNA, CA; Owner: S.T.E.G. BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KHUM (104.7 FM; GARBERVILLE, CA; Owner: LOST COAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KLVG (103.7 FM; GARBERVILLE, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KMUD (91.1 FM; GARBERVILLE, CA; Owner: REDWOOD COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • K201HL (88.1 FM; GARBERVILLE, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Blue Lake:
  • KVIQ (Channel 6; EUREKA, CA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KEET (Channel 13; EUREKA, CA; Owner: REDWOOD EMPIRE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC)
  • K36BT (Channel 36; BLUE LAKE, CA; Owner: CALIFORNIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KIEM-TV (Channel 3; EUREKA, CA; Owner: POLLACK/BELZ BROADCASTING CO., LLC)
  • KAEF (Channel 23; ARCATA, CA; Owner: CALIFORNIA BROADCASTING,INC.)
  • K45DS (Channel 45; FRESHWATER, ETC., CA; Owner: CALIFORNIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBVU (Channel 29; EUREKA, CA; Owner: SAINTE SEPULVEDA, INC.)
  • K47EH (Channel 47; ALTURAS, ETC., CA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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