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Medicine Lake, Montana: commercial real estate data.
Medicine Lake is a Census town of 213 people across 0.40 square miles of land, in Sheridan County. Median household income is $48,125, 76.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Medicine Lake
What Medicine Lake is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.4 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land539 plus or minus 111
- County holding the largest share of its areaSheridan 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.
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How many people live in Medicine Lake
- Population213 plus or minus 44
- Median age52.2 plus or minus 14.3
- Population under 1840 plus or minus 21
- Share under 1818.8 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Population 65 and over48 plus or minus 22
- Share 65 and over22.5 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Households115 plus or minus 25
- Family households51 plus or minus 16
- Share of households that are families44.3 percent plus or minus 10.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Medicine Lake
- Median household income$48,125 plus or minus $25,484
- Per capita income$35,720
- Civilian labor force115 plus or minus 30
- Employed112 plus or minus 29
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over158 plus or minus 33
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.9 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.0 percent plus or minus 8.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Medicine Lake
- Housing units156
- Occupied units115 plus or minus 25
- Vacant units41 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate26.3 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Owner occupied88 plus or minus 22
- Renter occupied27 plus or minus 14
- Ownership rate76.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$106,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$493 plus or minus $489
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.3 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Single family units93 plus or minus 24
- Share single family59.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more14 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more9.0 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Mobile homes49 plus or minus 22
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Medicine Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute105 plus or minus 28
- Commuting under 15 minutes62 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting under 15 minutes59.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more24 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.9 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Drove alone66.1 percent
- Carpooled14.3 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked10.7 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Worked from home6.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Medicine Lake
- NFIP communityTown of Medicine Lake
- NFIP community number300098
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/04/07
The Town of Medicine Lake participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 300098 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Sheridan County, not Medicine Lake
Sheridan County context, not Medicine Lake figures
- Establishments in Sheridan County152
- Covered employment, Sheridan County1,276
- Average annual pay, Sheridan County$48,594
- Housing units permitted, Sheridan County0
Every figure in this section is published for Sheridan County as a whole and is not a measurement of Medicine Lake.
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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What this page does not hold.
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
Medicine Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Medicine Lake, Montana?
213, in 115 households. Medicine Lake town covers 0.40 square miles of land, which is 539 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Medicine Lake in?
Sheridan 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 Medicine Lake?
$48,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $106,800. Median gross rent is $493 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Medicine Lake in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Medicine Lake appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Medicine Lake, town of, community 300098, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Medicine Lake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sheridan 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 Medicine Lake.
Is zoning published for Medicine Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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