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Live Oak
CaliforniaCDP
Total population
16,911
Median home value
$1,015,200
Bachelor's+
Median income
$103,674
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Coastal Flood Advisory · MinorCoastal Flood Advisory issued October 1 at 12:20PM PDT until October 2 at 6:00PM PDT by NWS San Francisco CA
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Overview
Found in California, United States, Live Oak is classified as a census-designated community in public datasets. Live Oak maps to 36.986°, -121.980° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. Public datasets list a population of roughly 16,911. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,924 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. Based on its warm temperate position, residents likely encounter warm summers and cool winters. Total area is recorded as about 8.4 km². Population density therefore averages about 2,013 per km², a dense urban fabric. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Live Oak, CA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Aptos HighHigh · Aptos · 1,360 students · 20.9:1 ratio
- Santa Cruz HighHigh · Santa Cruz · 1,092 students · 21.4:1 ratio
- Harbor HighHigh · Santa Cruz · 1,023 students · 18.9:1 ratio
- Soquel HighHigh · Soquel · 974 students · 21.2:1 ratio
- Scotts Valley HighHigh · Scotts Valley · 690 students · 22.3:1 ratio
- New Brighton MiddleMiddle · Capitola · 648 students · 21.6:1 ratio
- San Lorenzo Valley HighHigh · Felton · 643 students · 22.2:1 ratio
- San Lorenzo Valley ElementaryElementary · Felton · 598 students · 23:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in California
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Live Oak
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Timber, Monterey, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-09 · 55 mi
- Wildfire Plaskett, Monterey, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-26 · 81 mi
- Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-03 · 102 mi
- Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-15 · 136 mi
- Wildfire FELIZ, Mendocino, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 153 mi
- Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-12 · 155 mi
- Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-10 · 165 mi
- Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-10 · 165 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET