Lake County, Montana Demographics

Lake County is 40th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Two or More

Lake County is 50th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Lake County is 1st in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - Two or More

Lake County is 5th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Female residents

Lake County is 5th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Income below poverty line

Lake County is 6th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Lake County is 6th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Lake County is 7th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Lake County is 8th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Housing units

Lake County is 9th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Current population (2012)

Lake County is 9th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Home median value

Lake County is 9th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Households

Size Demographics
	Lake County	Rank	Montana	US
Current population (2012)	28,986	9th	1,005,141	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,490.2	46th	145,545.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	19.3	6th	6.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Lake County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents younger than 5	6.8%	11th	6.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.0%	7th	22.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	18.4%	33rd	15.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Lake County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	89.9%	28th	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	25.5%	14th	28.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Lake County	Rank	Montana	US
Race - White	68.9%	51st	89.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.4%	24th	0.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	23.0%	6th	6.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	22nd	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	11th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	7.1%	1st	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	9th	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	67.0%	51st	87.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Lake County	Rank	Montana	US
Female residents	50.8%	5th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.7%	23rd	2.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Lake County	Rank	Montana	US
Housing units	16,886	8th	489,157	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	9.3%	25th	16.3%	25.9%
Households	12,017	9th	403,495	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	68.4%	42nd	68.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$200,600	9th	$179,900	$186,200
People per household	2.3	30th	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	26	12th	2,736	829,658

Income Demographics
	Lake County	Rank	Montana	US
Income per capita	$20,161	46th	$24,640	$27,915
Income per household	$38,268	40th	$45,324	$52,762
Income below poverty line	23.2%	5th	14.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Lake County	Rank	Montana	US
Non-farm private establishments	773	9th	35,687	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	5,038	10th	336,110	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,630	9th	114,398	27,092,908
Retail sales	$276,964	9th	$14,686,854	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,855	26th	$15,343	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$34,712	11th	$2,079,426	$613,795,732