Lake County, MI Demographic Data
Lake County, MI Summary
Lake County is located in Michigan
- Population: 11,543
- Area: 574.28 sq. miles
- Land Area: 567.37 sq. miles
- Water Area: 6.91 sq. miles
- Population Density: 20.09 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,016.08 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lake County, MI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,574
49%
50.8
Male
5,841
51%
49.2
Total Population
11,415
323,128,000
Lake County, MI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
475
4.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
575
5.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
515
4.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
602
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
507
4.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
940
8.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,100
9.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,517
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,135
9.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,052
9.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,855
16.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
877
7.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
265
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,473
83.0%
77.2
Female
4,616
48.7%
51.3
Male
4,857
51.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
9,149
80.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,634
31.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,997
26.3%
15.2
Female
1,425
47.5%
55.8
Male
1,572
52.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
52
0.0%
0.0
Lake County, MI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
10,933
95.8%
96.8
White
9,983
87.5%
72.6
Black or African American
827
7.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
81
0.7%
0.8
Asian
18
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
2
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
10
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
6
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
4
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
4
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
20
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
482
4.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
292
2.6%
17.8
Mexican
242
2.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
25
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
8
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
17
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
11,123
97.4%
82.2
Lake County, MI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
424
4.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,140
13.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,720
42.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,000
22.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
666
7.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
507
5.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
284
3.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,564
17.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,177
82.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
791
9.0%
31.2
Lake County, MI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,636
26.8%
33.7%
Now Married
4,585
46.5%
47.5
Divorced
1,513
15.4%
11.0%
Separated
140
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
976
9.9
5.8%
Lake County, MI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
10,698
97.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
242
2.2%
21.6%
Spanish
124
1.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
112
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
6
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lake County, MI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
615
14.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
453
10.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
731
16.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
624
14.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
740
16.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
668
15.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
323
7.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
156
3.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
58
1.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
26
0.6%
6.4
Median household income
30,824
57,617
Per capita income
17,178
31,128
Lake County, MI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
81
2.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
358
10.7%
9.8
Construction
196
5.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
633
19.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
180
5.4%
6.6
Information
28
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
554
16.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
174
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
158
4.7%
11.4
Public administration
212
6.4%
4.6
Retail trade
571
17.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
167
5.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
26
0.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
328
9.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
701
21.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
719
21.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
828
24.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
762
22.8%
18.1%
Lake County, MI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,264
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,634
80.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
345
10.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
14
0.4%
5.1
Walked
75
2.3%
2.7
Other means
54
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
142
4.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.6
26.6
Lake County, MI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
288
6.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,732
39.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,619
36.8%
37.1
3 or more
755
17.2%
21.0
Lake County, MI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,394
29.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,646
83.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
748
17.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
10,549
70.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Lake County, MI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
14,943
1 room
638
4.3%
2.4
2 rooms
1,064
7.1%
2.7
3 rooms
2,111
14.1%
9.1
4 rooms
5,592
37.4%
16.5
5 rooms
3,117
20.9%
19.8
6 rooms
1,069
7.2%
17.8
7 rooms
634
4.2%
12.0
8 rooms
311
2.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
407
2.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
0.0
Lake County, MI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
14,943
1-unit, detached
10,578
70.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
41
0.3%
5.9
2-units
32
0.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
143
1.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
86
0.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
15
0.1%
4.4
20 or more units
50
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
3,991
26.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
7
0.0%
0.1
Lake County, MI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,086
7.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
550
3.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,247
8.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,496
10.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,206
21.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,977
19.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,699
18.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,532
10.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
140
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
10
0.1%
1.4%
Lake County, MI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
573
13.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,171
49.4%
4.7
Electricity
228
5.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
84
1.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
7
0.2%
0.1
Wood
1,184
26.9%
1.9
Solar energy
2
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
116
2.6%
0.5
No fuel used
29
0.7%
1.1
Lake County, MI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,694
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
9
0.5%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
10
0.6%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
20
1.2%
11.8%
Less than $500
107
6.3%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
134
7.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
478
28.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
936
55.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
536
32.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
207
12.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
145
8.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
173
10.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
590
35.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
43
0.0%
0.0%
Lake County, MI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
637
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
38
6.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
228
35.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
371
58.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
111
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
574
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
84
13.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
19
3.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
47
7.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
120
19.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
38
6.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
316
50.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
124
0.0%
0.0%
Lake County, MI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,646
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
969
26.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,379
37.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
542
14.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
305
8.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
295
8.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
127
3.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
19
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
10
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
79,100
205,000
