Hungry Horse vs Lakeside

A side-by-side comparison of Hungry Horse and Lakeside: population, income, housing, and more.

Hungry Horse and Lakeside are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lakeside has the higher population (2,730 vs 663 in Hungry Horse). Since 2019, Lakeside's population has grown faster (+21.4% vs +4.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Hungry Horse	Lakeside
Population	663	2,730
Median age	28.7 yrs	54.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$83,958
Median home value	—	$589,500
Housing units	524	1,634
Homeownership rate	75.1%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hungry Horse	Lakeside
Population	634 → 663 (+4.6%)	2,249 → 2,730 (+21.4%)
Median household income	$25,926 → $38,750 (+49.5%)	$66,372 → $83,958 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$102,900 → $51,100 (-50.3%)	$398,000 → $589,500 (+48.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,059 → $797 (-24.7%)	$599 → $1,130 (+88.6%)

Hungry Horse

Population

634663

Median household income

$25,926$38,750

Median home value

$102,900$51,100

Median gross rent

$1,059$797

Lakeside

Population

2,2492,730

Median household income

$66,372$83,958

Median home value

$398,000$589,500

Median gross rent

$599$1,130

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hungry Horse	Lakeside
Under 5	10.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	22.6%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.7%	2.1%
25 to 34	20.5%	7.1%
35 to 44	5.7%	8.9%
45 to 54	9.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	9.4%	20.7%
65 to 74	13.1%	19.6%
75 and over	1.2%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hungry Horse	Lakeside
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hungry Horse	Lakeside
No high school diploma	9.7%	3.5%
High school graduate	56.3%	22.7%
Some college or associate's	8.2%	43.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	15.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hungry Horse	Lakeside
Drove alone	71.6%	65.2%
Carpooled	5.3%	0.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.0%	9.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.0%	16.5%
Other means	0.0%	6.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hungry Horse	Lakeside
1-unit, detached	62.8%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37.2%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Hungry Horse	Lakeside
Poverty rate	6.2%	12.6%
Average household size	2.38	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1988	1991