COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lake County

Montana · 21,041 residents · 1,490 sq mi

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With 21,041 people, Lake County is a county in Montana. The poverty rate is 21.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median rent is $263 a month. The median household earns $19,755, about 34% below the national median. There are 5,466 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $61,900.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,041

−21%vs 2000

vs 26,507 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,490 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202433K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(1,675)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(1,884)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(1,768)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(1,564)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(956)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.2%(2,776)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(3,149)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(2,010)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(1,960)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(1,865)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(1,041)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(393)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,755

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,740 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,274

−39%vs 2000

vs $15,173 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.4%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,900

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $120,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$263

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $403 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.2%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.4% in 2000

29.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.6%(18,704)

Black0.1%(30)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(668)

Asian0.3%(69)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.3%(16,468)

Black0%(6)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(334)

Asian0.1%(21)

Other21.6%(4,546)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.2%(1,046)

Spaniard0.3%(82)

South American0.2%(79)

Peruvian0.1%(44)

Ecuadorian0.1%(33)

Puerto Rican0.1%(29)

Dominican0.1%(28)

Central American0.1%(20)

Guatemalan0%(16)

Cuban0%(7)

Panamanian0%(4)

Argentine0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(115)

Japanese0.1%(35)

Asian Indian0.1%(29)

Sri Lankan0.1%(17)

Korean0%(15)

Chinese0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(57)

Samoan0%(7)

Tongan0%(5)

Fijian0%(5)

Ancestry

German17.1%(5,553)

English13.9%(4,540)

Irish11.1%(3,602)

Norwegian5.3%(1,725)

American5%(1,624)

Italian2.5%(801)

Scottish2.5%(801)

French2.4%(767)

Swedish2%(639)

Polish1.5%(495)

Danish1.3%(428)

Dutch1.3%(411)

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Scotch-Irish1.2%(401)

Russian0.6%(193)

French Canadian0.4%(143)

British0.4%(140)

Arab0.4%(137)

Czech0.4%(136)

Lebanese0.4%(130)

Welsh0.4%(117)

Swiss0.3%(94)

Greek0.3%(83)

Australian0.2%(76)

Finnish0.2%(70)

Austrian0.2%(62)

Canadian0.2%(58)

Portuguese0.2%(50)

Slovak0.1%(38)

Subsaharan African0.1%(34)

Belgian0.1%(26)

Iranian0.1%(20)

Ukrainian0.1%(19)

West Indian0.1%(19)

Croatian0%(14)

Lithuanian0%(10)

Haitian0%(10)

Armenian0%(8)

Serbian0%(8)

Hungarian0%(7)

Romanian0%(6)

Jamaican0%(5)

Latvian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.7%

−6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.3%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.2 min

+83%vs 2000

vs 13.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.2%(4,242)

Married52.3%(6,874)

Widowed4.1%(533)

Divorced11.4%(1,506)

Women 15+

Never married26.1%(3,564)

Married51.8%(7,067)

Widowed8.3%(1,134)

Divorced13.8%(1,887)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.5%

−11.8 ptssince 2013

from 26.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 34.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.6%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.8%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.8%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 29.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.6%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 53.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.9%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 50.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20.1%(485)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.8%(551)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.6%(1,152)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(83)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(23)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,418 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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