
Lake
Arrowhead Population
Almost
all of the private land surrounding Lake Arrowhead has been subdivided
into residential lots. About 10,000 lots are in Arrowhead Woods
where property ownership carries with it the right to use Lake
Arrowhead. 10,000 lots have been improved with residences ranging
from modest cabins to some of the most expensive homes in the
world. 4,200 of these homes are occupied full time by the permanent
population of nearly 12,000. The 6,000 second homes are used on
weekends, holidays and in the summer. On a summer holiday weekend,
the population swells to forty thousand.
The permanent
population is growing rapidly from 6,300 in 1980 to the 10,000
estimated in 1992, a 4% annual growth rate. Ultimate build-out
population is projected to be about 33,500. Assuming the 4% growth
rate continues, the permanent population will be approximately
14,000 in the year 2000, 20,500 in the year 2010 and 30,000 in
the year 2020.
The
demographics of the Lake Arrowhead population are not well documented.
There are a number of retired residents but probably not more
than 20% of the population. School attendance continues to grow
and it is estimated that 50% of the permanent households have
children in grade K-12. Income and education levels are higher
than those of surrounding communities.
