Lakeport is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 5,026 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lakeport is the 521st largest community in California.

A relatively large number of people in Lakeport telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 21.07% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The percentage of people in Lakeport who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.31% of adults in Lakeport have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lakeport in 2022 was $41,608, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $166,432 for a family of four. However, Lakeport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lakeport is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lakeport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lakeport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lakeport also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.60% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lakeport include English, German, Irish, European, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Lakeport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.