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Lake County is 3rd in Michigan out of 83 other counties in People per household

Lake County is 7th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Income below poverty line

Lake County is 10th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Lake County is 14th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Lake County is 17th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Race - Two or More

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Lake County Rank Michigan US
Current population (2012) 11,498 73rd 9,883,360 313,914,040
Size in square miles 567.4 43rd 56,538.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 20.3 71st 174.8 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Lake County Rank Michigan US
Residents younger than 5 4.0% 75th 5.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 16.9% 75th 22.9% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 25.5% 10th 14.6% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Lake County Rank Michigan US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 81.9% 81st 88.4% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 9.4% 83rd 25.3% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Lake County Rank Michigan US
Race - White 87.3% 65th 80.1% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 9.2% 14th 14.3% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.9% 27th 0.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.2% 75th 2.6% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 36th 0.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.5% 17th 2.2% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.4% 40th 4.6% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 85.6% 61st 76.2% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Lake County Rank Michigan US
Female residents 49.0% 69th 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.9% 81st 6.0% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Lake County Rank Michigan US
Housing units 15,015 60th 4,525,480 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 2.2% 81st 18.1% 25.9%
Households 4,192 76th 3,825,182 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 82.7% 25th 73.5% 66.1%
Home median value $89,600 72nd $137,300 $186,200
People per household 2.7 3rd 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 45 40th 11,692 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Lake County Rank Michigan US
Income per capita $16,741 83rd $25,482 $27,915
Income per household $30,639 83rd $48,669 $52,762
Income below poverty line 22.5% 7th 15.7% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Lake County Rank Michigan US
Non-farm private establishments 167 81st 217,344 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 1,050 82nd 3,379,035 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 805 78th 816,972 27,092,908
Retail sales $53,307 82nd $109,102,594 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $4,801 80th $10,855 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $7,788 78th $14,536,648 $613,795,732

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