Lake County vs. Sanders County

	Lake County (MT)	Sanders County (MT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	30,250	11,844
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5.2%	3.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	28,746	11,413
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	28,746	11,413
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.3%	17.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.1%	31.2%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	48.8%
White alone, percent	67.1%	92.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	24.5%	4.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	7.2%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.6%	3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	65.1%	90.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,475	1,468
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.0%	2.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	16,939	6,765
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.2%	76.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$235,300	$224,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,376	$1,228
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$381	$351
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$682	$635
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.7%	5.4%
Households, 2014-2018	11,849	4,953
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.46	2.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.9%	91.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.0%	3.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.7%	76.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.5%	67.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.2%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.0%	17.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.4%	12.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.3%	15.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.0%	45.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.3%	42.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	33,462	12,466
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	98,131	28,137
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	72,410	37,555
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	21,760	9,625
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	268,340	77,984
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,258	$6,836
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.4	18.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,488	$36,984
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,912	$23,822
Persons in poverty, percent	18.2%	16.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	815	355
Total employment, 2017	5,645	2,149
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	195,814	61,620
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.0%	1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,418	1,058
All firms, 2012	3,074	1,152
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,460	576
Women-owned firms, 2012	987	336
Minority-owned firms, 2012	403	42
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,512	1,059
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	292	123
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,513	934
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	19.3	4.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,490.15	2,760.52

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lake county (MT) and Sanders county (MT) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.