Soda Bay is a census-designated place in Lake County, California, United States. It is located on Clear Lake, east-southeast of Lakeport, at an elevation of . The population was 1,163 at the 2020 census.
A resort at the place, called Soda Bay Springs, could by 1910 accommodate 150 guests.
Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Soda Bay had a population of 1,163.
The whole population lived in households. There were 524 households, out of which 91 (17.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 195 (37.2%) were married-couple households, 42 (8.0%) were cohabiting couple households, 152 (29.0%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 135 (25.8%) had a male householder with no partner present. 213 households (40.6%) were one person, and 111 (21.2%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.22. There were 261 families (49.8% of all households).
The age distribution was 189 people (16.3%) under the age of 18, 66 people (5.7%) aged 18 to 24, 227 people (19.5%) aged 25 to 44, 346 people (29.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 335 people (28.8%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 53.8years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.6 males age 18 and over.
There were 710 housing units, of which 524 (73.8%) were occupied and 186 (26.2%) were vacant. Of the occupied units, 399 (76.1%) were owner-occupied and 125 (23.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 13.5%.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 843 72.5% Black or African American 28 2.4% American Indian and Alaska Native 33 2.8% Asian 30 2.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0% Some other race 100 8.6% Two or more races 129 11.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 182 15.6%
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