Lake County, Michigan

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Key figures

Statistic	Lake County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	12,563	10,077,761	334,922,499	2316th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$50,805	$72,875	$80,734	2725th of 3,221
Median Age	50.5	40.2	38.9	197th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.7%	32.4%	35.7%	3054th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$133,900	$231,600	$332,700	2473rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$875	$1,129	$1,413	1581st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.5%	13.2%	12.5%	508th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.4%	5.7%	5.2%	361st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	22.1	178.0	n/a	2239th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	7.2%	14.1%	2721st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.2	n/a	n/a	1755th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.0%	73.2%	65.2%	366th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	34.0	24.2	26.4	170th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.9%	13.5%	15.1%	1231st of 3,222
Uninsured	8.0%	n/a	n/a	2171st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.9%	46.1%	46.9%	2389th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.4%	n/a	n/a	2759th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lake County, Michigan

Statistic	Lake County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.3%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	7.8%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.5%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	41.2	45.3	61.4

Age in Lake County, Michigan

Statistic	Lake County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	50.5	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	14.8%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.0%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.1%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.7%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	27.2%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Lake County, Michigan

Statistic	Lake County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	5,190	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.3%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	18.8%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.5%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.1%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	28.6%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lake County, Michigan

Statistic	Lake County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,058	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.1%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	23.5%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.0%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.4%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.5%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.2%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.1%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Lake County, Michigan

Statistic	Lake County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	13,461	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.0%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.6%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	61.4%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.0%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.3%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,456	$2,904	n/a

Education in Lake County, Michigan

Statistic	Lake County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	14.3%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.0%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.0%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.1%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.6%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lake County, Michigan

Statistic	Lake County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	44.7%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.5%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.3%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.9%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	20.0%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.9%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Lake County, Michigan

Statistic	Lake County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.8%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.4%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.0%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.5%	8.5%	16.7%

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