Lakeview vs Wise River

A side-by-side comparison of Lakeview and Wise River: population, income, housing, and more.

Lakeview and Wise River are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lakeview has the higher population (36 vs 24 in Wise River). Wise River has the higher median household income ($54,375 vs $45,500 in Lakeview). Since 2019, Lakeview's population has grown faster (+9.1% vs -29.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Lakeview	Wise River
Population	36	24
Median age	58.5 yrs	59.0 yrs
Median household income	$45,500	$54,375
Median home value	—	$421,400
Housing units	17	39
Homeownership rate	100.0%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	33.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lakeview	Wise River
Population	33 → 36 (+9.1%)	34 → 24 (-29.4%)
Median household income	$39,750 → $45,500 (+14.5%)	$80,625 → $54,375 (-32.6%)
Median home value	$295,000 → $350,000 (+18.6%)	$225,000 → $421,400 (+87.3%)

Lakeview

Population

3336

Median household income

$39,750$45,500

Median home value

$295,000$350,000

Wise River

Population

3424

Median household income

$80,625$54,375

Median home value

$225,000$421,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lakeview	Wise River
Under 5	0.0%	12.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	8.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	27.8%	12.5%
45 to 54	5.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	5.6%	20.8%
65 to 74	44.4%	33.3%
75 and over	0.0%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lakeview	Wise River
White (non-Hispanic)	69.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	16.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lakeview	Wise River
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	27.8%	52.6%
Some college or associate's	50.0%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.2%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lakeview	Wise River
Drove alone	10.0%	50.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	75.0%	41.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lakeview	Wise River
1-unit, detached	100.0%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Lakeview	Wise River
Poverty rate	27.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.17	1.85
Median year structure built	1979	1970