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Lakeside, Montana: commercial real estate data.
Lakeside is a Census CDP of 2,386 people across 14.08 square miles of land, in Flathead County. Median household income is $77,435, 72.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $60,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lakeside
What Lakeside is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area14.08 sq mi
- Water area3.88 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land169 plus or minus 42
- County holding the largest share of its areaFlathead County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakeside
How many people live in Lakeside
- Population2,386 plus or minus 594
- Median age52.8 plus or minus 10.7
- Population under 18519 plus or minus 245
- Share under 1821.8 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Population 65 and over530 plus or minus 191
- Share 65 and over22.2 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Households1,034 plus or minus 241
- Family households530 plus or minus 145
- Share of households that are families51.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakeside
Income and work in Lakeside
- Median household income$77,435 plus or minus $47,047
- Per capita income$61,285 plus or minus $21,943
- Civilian labor force1,197 plus or minus 320
- Employed1,173 plus or minus 329
- Unemployed24 plus or minus 46
- Unemployment rate2.0 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over1,830
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.8 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.7 percent plus or minus 9.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakeside
Housing in Lakeside
- Housing units1,440 plus or minus 290
- Occupied units1,034 plus or minus 241
- Vacant units406 plus or minus 195
- Vacancy rate28.2 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Owner occupied745 plus or minus 221
- Renter occupied289 plus or minus 187
- Ownership rate72.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$720,100 plus or minus $425,893
- Single family units1,086 plus or minus 285
- Share single family75.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more207 plus or minus 156
- Share in buildings of two or more14.4 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Mobile homes147 plus or minus 95
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakeside
How Lakeside gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute969 plus or minus 275
- Commuting under 15 minutes377 plus or minus 206
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.9 percent plus or minus 18.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more417 plus or minus 213
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.0 percent plus or minus 18.3
- Drove alone63.4 percent
- Carpooled2.0 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Walked8.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Worked from home16.6 percent plus or minus 12.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakeside
SBA loans in Lakeside (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$60,000
- Average approval$60,000
- Median approval$60,000
- Largest approval$60,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lakeside, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lakeside
SBA loans in Lakeside (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$301,000
- Average approval$301,000
- Median approval$301,000
- Largest approval$301,000
- Jobs supported1
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lakeside, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Flathead County, not Lakeside
Flathead County context, not Lakeside figures
- Establishments in Flathead County5,092
- Covered employment, Flathead County50,611
- Average annual pay, Flathead County$58,339
- Housing units permitted, Flathead County286
Every figure in this section is published for Flathead County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lakeside.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lakeside questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lakeside, Montana?
2,386, in 1,034 households. Lakeside CDP covers 14.08 square miles of land, which is 169 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lakeside in?
Flathead County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lakeside?
$77,435. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $720,100. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lakeside businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $60,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $60,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $301,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lakeside, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lakeside borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lakeside. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Lakeside figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Flathead County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lakeside.
Is zoning published for Lakeside?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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