Lake Isabella, CA Housing Market & City Data

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3,495
Population Estimate
$80,060
Median Home Value
83.8%
Employment Rate
9.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$189
Median Listing Price$297,000
Median Days on Market88
Active Listings43
New Listings10
Total Listings (Active + Pending)52
Avg Listing Price$302,794
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-14%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.88
Family Dual Income22.5
Median Household Income$35,500
Median Individual Income$17,141
Home Ownership63.0%
Home Value$80,060
Median Rent$863
Rent Burden25.6%
Poverty25.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED9.5%
  • Highschool Education42.3%
  • Some College38.6%
  • Bachelors Degree8.5%
  • Graduate Degree1.1%
  • Total College or Above9.6%
  • Stem Degree77.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.6%
  • Female52.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married39.3%
  • Divorced23.2%
  • Never Married26.4%
  • Widowed11.1%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityLake Isabella
State IDCA
Population3,495

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1820.1%
19–298.7%
30–398.6%
40–4916.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.8%
60–6915.8%
70–799.1%
80+6.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation40.6%
Unemployment Rate16.2%
Disabled26.2%

ETHNICITY

White94.1%
Black0.0%
Asian1.6%
Native American1.3%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.7%
Multiple2.4%

OTHER

Hispanic13.4%
Limited English4.3%
Health Uninsured7.7%
Veteran7.9%

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Neighborhoods in Lake Isabella, CA

Get to know neighborhoods in Lake Isabella, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Squirrel Mountain Valley

    Squirrel Mountain Valley ↗

    Median asking price
    $269,999
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    107
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.