Blue Lake, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,135. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,128 (-0.6% change)
Males: 547 (48.2%), Females: 588 (51.8%)
Humboldt County
Zip code: 95525
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $32,500
Median house value: $119,000
Population by Race
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%)
Ancestries: German (19.1%), Irish (13.3%), English (13.1%), United States (6.9%), French (4.6%), Italian (4.3%).
Elevation: 100 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
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%
2.6% Foreign born (2.0% Europe, 0.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +69 (+6.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Blue Lake:
- MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; ARCATA, CA)
- SEMPERVIRENS (about 14 miles; EUREKA, CA)
- ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; EUREKA, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blue Lake:
- ARCATA (about 10 miles; ARCATA/EUREKA, CA; Abbreviation: ACV)
- JACK MC NAMARA FIELD (about 64 miles; CRESCENT CITY, CA; Abbreviation: CEC)
- REDDING MUNI (about 121 miles; REDDING, CA; Abbreviation: RDD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blue Lake:
- MURRAY FIELD (about 10 miles; EUREKA, CA; Abbreviation: EKA)
- KNEELAND (about 13 miles; EUREKA, CA; Abbreviation: O19)
- EUREKA MUNI (about 17 miles; EUREKA, CA; Abbreviation: 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.
Colleges and Universities
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 and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blue Lake:
- HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; ARCATA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,800)
- COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS (about 14 miles; EUREKA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,071)
- ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 114 miles; GRANTS PASS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
- SHASTA COLLEGE (about 117 miles; REDDING, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,251)
- SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 130 miles; ASHLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,424)
- MENDOCINO COLLEGE (about 131 miles; UKIAH, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,080)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-CHICO (about 171 miles; CHICO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 14,658)
Public primary/middle schools in Blue Lake:
- BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY (Students: 180; Location: 631 GREENWOOD AVE.; Grades: KG – 08)
- GREEN POINT ELEMENTARY (Students: 15; Location: 180 VALKENSAR LANE; Grades: KG – 08)