Flathead County vs. Lake County

Flathead County (MT)Lake County (MT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)102,10630,250
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)12.3%5.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)90,92728,746
Population, Census, April 1, 201090,92828,746
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.0%23.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.5%22.1%
Female persons, percent50.2%50.7%
White alone, percent95.0%67.1%
Black or African American alone, percent0.3%0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.4%24.5%
Asian alone, percent0.8%0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%7.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.8%4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent92.7%65.1%
Veterans, 2014-20188,6712,475
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.2%2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)49,09616,939
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.6%72.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$259,400$235,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,382$1,376
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$418$381
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$822$682
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.1%8.7%
Building permits, 201846615
Households, 2014-201838,25211,849
Persons per household, 2014-20182.532.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.6%85.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.8%4.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.8%85.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.9%72.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.9%91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201829.9%28.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.5%9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.3%15.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.4%56.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.0%53.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)247,87733,462
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)572,47098,131
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)620,76972,410
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,283,45121,760
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,515,895268,340
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,543$9,258
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.319.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,966$45,488
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,068$24,912
Persons in poverty, percent11.2%18.2%
Total employer establishments, 20174,156815
Total employment, 201738,3955,645
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,513,893195,814
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.8%2.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201711,0372,418
All firms, 201212,3643,074
Men-owned firms, 20126,1381,460
Women-owned firms, 20123,841987
Minority-owned firms, 2012472403
Nonminority-owned firms, 201211,5222,512
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,297292
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201210,4202,513
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.2%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201017.919.3
Land area in square miles, 20105,087.661,490.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

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