Lake County, Montana (MT)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.4%), Retail trade (11.9%), Manufacturing (11.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Lake County, Montana:

Median resident age:	38.2 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Males: 13,028	(49.1%)
Females: 13,479	(50.9%)

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Lake County:	2.5 people
Montana:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,883
Montana:	$43,531

This county:	$437
State:	$485

Lake County:	$227,080
Montana:	$170,000

Detached houses: $339,535

Here:	$339,535
State:	$251,645

Townhouses or other attached units: $475,071

Here:	$475,071
State:	$207,161

In 2-unit structures: $108,037

Here:	$108,037
State:	$147,637

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $224,002

Here:	$224,002
State:	$221,631

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $786,185

Here:	$786,185
State:	$242,036

Mobile homes: $57,520

Here:	$57,520
State:	$51,663

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $21,304

Here:	$21,304
State:	$45,944

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 51
• Burglaries: 100
• Thefts: 225
• Auto thefts: 44

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 15
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 48
• Burglaries: 54
• Thefts: 191
• Auto thefts: 32

This county:	18.7%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	6.7%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lake County is $443 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $537 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $724 a month.

Cities in this county include: Polson, Pablo, Ronan, St. Ignatius, Woods Bay, Arlee, Finley Point, Charlo, Jette, Turtle Lake.

2005 air pollution in Lake County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 19 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 82 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 8.6 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 30 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Flathead County , Missoula County , Sanders County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lake County: Bower Ranch (A), Cedar Campground (B), Cedar Creek Campground (C), Fort Connah (D), Point Pleasant Campground (E), Deer Lick Resort (F), Diamond 'S' RV Park (G), Ducharme Fishing Access Site (H), Rocking C Ranch (I), Ronan (J), Saint Ignatius Camping (K), Saint Marys Lake Campground (L), Soup Creek Campground (M), Swan Lake Campground (N), Swan Lake Guard Station (O), Swan Lake Picnic Site (P), Swan River Correctional Training Center (Q), Swan River Fishing Access Site (R), Swan River State Forest Headquarters (S), Swan Village Market and Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lake County include: Moiese Bible Church (A), Mission Church (B), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (C), Swan Chapel (D), Polson Foursquare Church (E), Round Butte Methodist Church (F), D'Aste Church (G), Lakeview Baptist Church (H), Jehovahs Witnesses (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Polson Catholic Cemetery (1), Pleasant View Cemetery (2), Hospital Cemetery (3), Jocko Valley Cemetery (4), Ronan Cemetery (5), Saint Ignatius Cemetery (6), Lakeview Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Ravalli Potholes (A), Duncan Lake (B), Courville Lake (C), Skags Lake (D), Row Lake (E), Terrace Lake (F), Rainbow Lake (G), Moore Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Hot Springs Creek (A), Schmidt Creek (B), Holmes Creek (C), Hilburn Creek (D), Scout Creek (E), Henry Creek (F), Cliff Creek (G), Hall Creek (H), Gunderson Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lake County include: Boettcher Park (1), Pablo National Wildlife Refuge (2), Flathead Reservation Historical Marker (3), Flathead Picnic Area (4), Flathead Lake State Park - Yellow Bay Unit (5), Flathead Lake State Park - Wild Horse Island Unit (6), Flathead Lake State Park - West Shore Unit (7), Fort Connah Historical Marker (8), Flathead Lake State Park - Big Arm Unit (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Proctor Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.0%
Montana:	5.8%

Current college students: 1,057
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 427 (61% naturalized citizens)

Lake County:	1.6%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,208
• One, attached: 96
• Two: 300
• 3 or 4: 327
• 5 to 9: 223
• 10 to 19: 69
• 20 or more: 167
• Mobile homes: 2,130
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 85

Housing units in Lake County with a mortgage: 2,475 (140 second mortgage, 141 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,713

Here:	59.1% with mortgage
State:	64.4% with mortgage

Lake County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Montana state average. It is 76% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/22/1998 at 01:17:47, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, 4.6 ML, Depth: 7.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 55.4 miles away from Lake County center
On 5/2/1995 at 19:31:02, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.2 ML, 4.5 ML, Depth: 5.6 mi) earthquake occurred 37.6 miles away from the county center
On 6/28/2000 at 14:28:31, a magnitude 4.5 (4.0 MB, 4.5 ML, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/1/1992 at 11:33:47, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 3.8 ML, 4.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 24.4 miles away from Lake County center
On 4/15/1998 at 02:28:35, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MD, 3.8 ML, Depth: 2.7 mi) earthquake occurred 30.2 miles away from the county center
On 6/29/1995 at 18:10:50, a magnitude 4.1 (3.7 ML, 4.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 37.0 miles away from Lake County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,696 (71%) Carpooled: 1,567 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 36 (0%) Railroad: 2 (0%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 22 (0%) Walked: 474 (4%) Other means: 81 (1%) Worked at home: 930 (9%)

8.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.39%
Montana average:	8.25%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.77% relocated from other counties in Montana ($14,748 average AGI)
4.62% relocated from other states ($25,204 average AGI)

Lake County:	4.62%
Montana average:	4.64%

from Missoula County, MT	1.30% ($28,500 average AGI)
from Flathead County, MT	0.65% ($44,776)
from Sanders County, MT	0.28% ($23,680)
from Gallatin County, MT	0.21% ($27,105)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.18% ($48,125)
from Ravalli County, MT	0.18% ($26,250)
from Cascade County, MT	0.17% ($44,133)

7.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,441 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.70%
Montana average:	7.69%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.10% relocated to other counties in Montana ($20,523 average AGI)
3.60% relocated to other states ($14,918 average AGI)

Lake County:	3.60%
Montana average:	4.10%

to Missoula County, MT	1.40% ($24,548 average AGI)
to Flathead County, MT	1.25% ($38,315)
to Gallatin County, MT	0.27% ($20,333)
to Ravalli County, MT	0.19% ($32,235)
to Spokane County, WA	0.16% ($20,929)
to King County, WA	0.15% ($38,923)
to Sanders County, MT	0.12% ($22,364)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,276 (3,696 aged, 580 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 22,428 (5,041 male householders, 2,240 female householders)

  5,597 spouses, 7,880 children (7,163 natural, 243 adopted, 474 stepchildren), 462 grandchildren, 149 brothers or sisters, 148 parents, 319 other relatives, 592 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,456 (1,383 male householders (1,134 living alone)), 1,569 female householders (1,378 living alone)), 504 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 623 (243 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,432 2-persons, 1,512 3-persons, 1,245 4-persons, 665 5-persons, 243 6-persons, 184 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,512 1-person, 409 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

93.4% of residents of Lake County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
3.7% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $225,300,000 ($8070 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $44,626,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $68,865,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,286,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,126,000
Federal grants: $57,815,000
Federal procurement contracts: $52,645,000 ($40,159,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,563,000 ($67,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,082,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,738,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,071,000

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	62 per 1000 residents

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Here:	+45 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.68 millions of gallons per day (47% from ground, 53% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

54% of Lake County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Montana.

Lake County:	54.1%
State average:	54.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 14960
• Northeast: 639
• Midwest: 3584
• South: 1220
• West: 5472

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $92,800

Here:	3.4%
Montana:	7.4%

Here:	6.4%
Montana:	6.1%

Here:	11.8%
Montana:	11.5%

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