Swan Lake

Population: 226
Median household income: $78,125
Median home value: $492,900

Swan Lake, a community in Lake County, Montana, has 226 residents. Its median household income of $78,125 runs above the Lake County figure of $61,965.

From 2019 to 2023, Swan Lake's population grew 34.5% from 168 to 226, while its median home value rose 59.0% from $310,000 to $492,900.

30.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 92.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 226
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $78,125
Median home value: $492,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 195
Homeownership rate: 92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

168226

Median household income

$65,250$78,125

Median home value

$310,000$492,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	168	$65,250	$310,000
2020	202	$68,750	$289,500
2021	211	$77,000	$450,000
2022	216	$76,071	$444,100
2023	226	$78,125	$492,900

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.7%

5 to 174.9%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3425.2%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 544.9%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over19.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	9.7%
5 to 17	11	4.9%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	57	25.2%
35 to 44	30	13.3%
45 to 54	11	4.9%
55 to 64	24	10.6%
65 to 74	27	11.9%
75 and over	44	19.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	222	98.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's36.3%

Bachelor's degree27.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6	3.1%
High school graduate	59	30.6%
Some college or associate's	70	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	53	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone67.7%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.9%

Other means4.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	65	67.7%
Carpooled	5	5.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	22.9%
Other means	4	4.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7	9.5%
15 to 29 min	38	51.4%
30 to 44 min	18	24.3%
45 to 59 min	1	1.4%
60+ min	10	13.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 16.4% (37 of 226)

	Count	Share
Family households	56	65.9%
Nonfamily households	29	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	85	43.6%
Vacant	110	56.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	79	92.9%
Renter-occupied	6	7.1%

1-unit, detached95.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	186	95.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	4.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3072850
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.61 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 47.9361, -113.7997