County profile
Lake County, MT
United States · GDP 2024
#1592 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 88% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
7,817
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
991
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
33,392
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$63.4k±$3.1k
Bachelor's degree+
31.5%±1.9%
Poverty rate
17.2%±2.3%
Business applications
547 · 2025
Retail establishments
106
31.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1AirJoule Technologies CorporationIndustrials———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care27%
Retail trade23%
Food & accommodation18%
Construction12%
Manufacturing11%
Professional services9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
33,392
residents · 2025 · +6.9% since 2020
Income per capita $53.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,489
International migration+52
Natural change−401
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$881.1M2019
$939.6M2020
$1.1B2021
$1.1B2022
$1.3B2023
$1.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$421.8k±$19.6k
Median gross rent
$901/mo±$42/mo
Vacancy rate
23.6%±1.5%
Affordability
8.9× wages
Residential permits
$18.9M
76 units · 2.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
67.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 94Wildfire 93Earthquake 92
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2532016
2662017
2822018
2982019
3132020
3732021
4662022
4922023
5342024
5532025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 130% since 2021332021
402022
112023
192024
762025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
70.5 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
2.3 km
BNSF
Nearest port
259.7 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
75.0 km
GLACIER PARK INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.3k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lake?
Lake's economy produced $1.4B in 2024, growing 7.8% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.