Lake County, Montana

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Key figures

Statistic	Lake County, Montana	Montana	United States	Rank
Total Population	32,561	1,116,875	334,922,499	1408th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,360	$72,509	$80,734	1760th of 3,221
Median Age	44.3	40.4	38.9	870th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.5%	35.2%	35.7%	656th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$421,800	$375,800	$332,700	248th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$901	$1,081	$1,413	1436th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.2%	11.5%	12.5%	893rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.7%	3.6%	5.2%	846th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	21.8	7.7	n/a	2259th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.3%	2.3%	14.1%	1856th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.1	n/a	n/a	1414th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.0%	69.2%	65.2%	1531st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.9	19.1	26.4	1932nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.2%	12.5%	15.1%	624th of 3,222
Uninsured	15.5%	n/a	n/a	635th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.9%	48.4%	46.9%	1499th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.0%	n/a	n/a	1861st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lake County, Montana

Statistic	Lake County, Montana	Montana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	64.6%	83.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.3%	4.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	10.2%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	19.6%	5.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.2	29.4	61.4

Age in Lake County, Montana

Statistic	Lake County, Montana	Montana	United States
Median Age	44.3	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	22.0%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.4%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.8%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.2%	20.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Lake County, Montana

Statistic	Lake County, Montana	Montana	United States
Households	12,576	458,859	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.2%	60.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.8%	25.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.3%	11.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.0%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	29.1%	30.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lake County, Montana

Statistic	Lake County, Montana	Montana	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,177	$41,711	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.0%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.4%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.6%	17.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.9%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.2%	11.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.5%	29.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.7%	7.8%	n/a

Housing in Lake County, Montana

Statistic	Lake County, Montana	Montana	United States
Housing Units	16,468	528,419	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.9%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.1%	9.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.6%	13.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.0%	30.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.5%	27.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,561	$2,693	n/a

Education in Lake County, Montana

Statistic	Lake County, Montana	Montana	United States
Less than High School	7.1%	5.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.2%	27.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.2%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.5%	23.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.0%	12.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lake County, Montana

Statistic	Lake County, Montana	Montana	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.3%	62.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.4%	71.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.9%	3.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	42.2%	45.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.0%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.8%	4.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Lake County, Montana

Statistic	Lake County, Montana	Montana	United States
Born in State of Residence	52.9%	52.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	1.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	1.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.8%	95.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	1.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.3%	3.8%	16.7%

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