Lake Arrowhead is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 12,401 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Lake Arrowhead is the 390th largest community in California. Housing costs in Lake Arrowhead are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lake Arrowhead is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lake Arrowhead is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Arrowhead who work in management occupations (12.92%), sales jobs (10.66%), and healthcare (8.78%). Also of interest is that Lake Arrowhead has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.14% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Another notable thing is that Lake Arrowhead is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Lake Arrowhead’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Lake Arrowhead has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Lake Arrowhead a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Lake Arrowhead is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lake Arrowhead, the average commute to work is 31.81 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Lake Arrowhead doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Lake Arrowhead is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.21% of adults in Lake Arrowhead have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Lake Arrowhead in 2022 was $49,878, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $199,512 for a family of four. However, Lake Arrowhead contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lake Arrowhead is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lake Arrowhead home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Arrowhead residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Lake Arrowhead also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.13% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lake Arrowhead include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Lake Arrowhead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
