Sanders County vs. Lake County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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