| | People QuickFacts | Lake County | Montana |
 |
Population, 2011 estimate | 28,947 | 998,199 |
 |
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 28,746 | 989,415 |
 |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.7% | 0.9% |
 |
Population, 2010 | 28,746 | 989,415 |
 |
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
 |
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 25.4% | 22.3% |
 |
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 17.3% | 15.2% |
 |
Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.6% | 49.8% |
| |
 |
White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 69.7% | 89.9% |
 |
Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 0.5% |
 |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 22.4% | 6.4% |
 |
Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 0.7% |
 |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
 |
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 7.0% | 2.4% |
 |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 3.8% | 3.1% |
 |
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 67.5% | 87.5% |
| |
 |
Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 85.0% | 83.2% |
 |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
 |
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 7.1% | 4.6% |
 |
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 89.3% | 91.0% |
 |
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 25.2% | 27.9% |
 |
Veterans, 2006-2010 | 3,094 | 100,874 |
 |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 18.9 | 17.7 |
| |
 |
Housing units, 2011 | 16,886 | 489,157 |
 |
Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 67.9% | 69.0% |
 |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 8.8% | 16.3% |
 |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $201,900 | $173,300 |
 |
Households, 2006-2010 | 12,015 | 401,328 |
 |
Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.33 | 2.36 |
 |
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $20,164 | $23,836 |
 |
Median household income 2006-2010 | $37,274 | $43,872 |
 |
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 21.6% | 14.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Lake County | Montana |
 |
Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 807 | 36,0111 |
 |
Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 5,231 | 338,4051 |
 |
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -11.5 | 14.21 |
 |
Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 2,155 | 83,651 |
| |
 |
Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,630 | 114,398 |
 |
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
 |
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.0% |
 |
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
 |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
 |
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.0% |
 |
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 24.6% |
| |
 |
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 119,815 | 10,638,145 |
 |
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 8,713 | 8,202,782 |
 |
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 276,964 | 14,686,854 |
 |
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,855 | $15,343 |
 |
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 34,712 | 2,079,426 |
 |
Building permits, 2011 | 20 | 1,914 |