Overview Shaver Lake is a tiny town located in the state of California. With a population of 580 people and just one neighborhood, Shaver Lake is the 791st largest community in California. Occupations and Workforce Shaver Lake is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Shaver Lake is a town of professionals, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Shaver Lake who work in management occupations (28.89%), healthcare (15.56%), and computer science and math (13.33%). Also of interest is that Shaver Lake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Shaver Lake telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.89% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Setting & Lifestyle Another notable thing is that Shaver Lake is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town鈥檚 population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially 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, Shaver Lake has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Shaver Lake a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Shaver Lake is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Shaver Lake, the average commute to work is 40.49 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Shaver Lake doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute. Shaver Lake Demographics If knowledge is power, Shaver Lake is a pretty powerful place. 51.16% of the adults in Shaver Lake have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Shaver Lake in 2022 was $62,961, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $251,844 for a family of four. Shaver Lake is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Shaver Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shaver Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Shaver Lake also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.75% of the town鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Shaver Lake include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Shaver Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.