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Lake County, Michigan in numbers: crime, income, hazards
Median household income is $50,805 and the unemployment rate was 6.2% in August 2026. It is home to roughly 12,563 residents.
Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income and housing: Census ACS 2020-2024. Unemployment: BLS August 2026. Road work: October 11, 2026.
Also on the map: income · hazard risk · Superfund · dams
What is the crime rate in Lake County?
We don't show a crime rate for Lake County: no police agency here reported a full year to the FBI in 2021-2025. Reported counts for individual police agencies are on the map's crime layer.
What is the median household income in Lake County?
The median household in Lake County earns $50,805 a year, 30% lower than the Michigan median ($72,875). Owner-occupied homes have a median value of $133,900, and the median rent is $875 a month. 19.1% of households received SNAP benefits in the past year (state: 13.5%). The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 6.2% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 273 people out of work and looking.
| Census ACS 2020-2024 | Lake County | Michigan | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 12,563 | 10,077,761 | 334,922,499 |
| Median household income | $50,805 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $133,900 | $231,600 | $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $875 | $1,129 | $1,413 |
| Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average) | 7.4% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| People below the poverty line | 20.5% | 13.2% | 12.5% |
| Households receiving SNAP (food stamps) | 19.1% | 13.5% | 12.1% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher | 12.7% | 32.4% | 35.7% |
| Homeowner households | 82.0% | 73.2% | 65.2% |
| Median age | 50.5 | 40.2 | 38.9 |
| Households with broadband internet | 81.2% | 90.5% | 91.0% |
| People without health insurance | 7.3% | 4.9% | 8.4% |
What natural hazards and environmental sites are in Lake County?
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Lake County has an overall natural-hazard risk rating of “Very Low”. No single hazard among floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat waves, earthquakes and hurricanes is rated higher than “Relatively Moderate”. The index compares counties with each other and also weighs how vulnerable and resilient a community is, so it is a long-run estimate, not a forecast.
Superfund sites
1 Superfund site is on or proposed for EPA's National Priorities List in Lake County: Wash King Laundry. A listing means EPA is managing a long-term cleanup; it does not by itself mean anyone is exposed today.
Disasters, air and water
No federal major disaster declaration covered Lake County from 2016 through 2025 (COVID-19 excluded). Of 4 community water systems, none had an open health-based drinking-water violation in EPA's records (September 2026). EPA puts the county in radon zone 3 (low).
Is there road construction in Lake County?
On October 11, 2026 the state transportation feed listed 4 highway work zones in Lake County (all active that day). Where crews are working: M-37 and US-10. The map's construction layer is refreshed every morning.
See today's work zones on the map →
How many schools, nursing homes and parks are in Lake County?
Federal school lists show 3 public and 1 private schools in the county. 1 nursing home is certified by Medicare or Medicaid here; star ratings for each are on the map and on Medicare's Care Compare. USGS mapping shows 7 fire or EMS stations and 1 police or sheriff station.
Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in Lake County
Gun shops
One gun shop with a public storefront is on the map in Lake County, plus 4 more licensed dealers without a public storefront (not shown). On the ATF list: Sandhill Gun And Knife LLC (Baldwin).
Liquor stores
No liquor stores are on the map in Lake County. Michigan has no complete public liquor licence list we can use, so this count also draws on OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps and may miss some stores or include closed ones.
Planned Parenthood
There is no Planned Parenthood health center in Lake County on the map.
See them on the map: gun shops →
Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official; partial in some states); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.
Common questions
What is the crime rate in Lake County?
We don't show a crime rate for Lake County: no police agency here reported a full year to the FBI in 2021-2025. Reported counts for individual police agencies are on the map's crime layer.
What is the median household income in Lake County?
$50,805 (Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024 average), compared with $72,875 for Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the unemployment rate in Lake County?
The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 6.2% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 273 people out of work and looking.
What natural hazards affect Lake County?
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Lake County has an overall natural-hazard risk rating of “Very Low”. No single hazard among floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat waves, earthquakes and hurricanes is rated higher than “Relatively Moderate”.
Are there Superfund sites in Lake County?
1 Superfund site is on or proposed for EPA's National Priorities List in Lake County: Wash King Laundry.
Is there road construction in Lake County right now?
On October 11, 2026 the state transportation feed listed 4 highway work zones in Lake County (all active that day). Where crews are working: M-37 and US-10.
How many nursing homes are in Lake County?
1 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes (CMS provider data, September 2026).
How does Lake County compare with neighboring counties?
| County | Population | Violent crimes per 1,000 (2021-25) | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manistee County | 25,350 | 1.6 | $63,516 |
| Mason County | 29,207 | 2.1 | $64,748 |
| Mecosta County | 41,242 | 2.8 | $60,951 |
| Newaygo County | 50,792 | 0.54 | $63,304 |
| Oceana County | 26,915 | 2.5 | $62,417 |
| Osceola County | 23,227 | 2.9 | $58,267 |
| Wexford County | 34,077 | 2.3 | $61,085 |
More: Michigan statewide numbers · Sex-offender registry search (U.S. Justice Department, NSOPW)
Where do these numbers come from?
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting 2021-2025 (agency level, Return A), averaged and summed by county by Map the Block; Census population; state and national rates: FBI estimated crimes 2021-2025.
- Income, housing, education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013 (median household income) and related tables.
- Monthly unemployment: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), county data, not seasonally adjusted. Public domain.
- Hazards: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores; disasters: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
- Superfund: U.S. EPA, Superfund site boundaries and NPL status (October 2026). Dams: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (public map service, October 2026). Chemical releases: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory, reporting year 2024 (basic data file).
- Air and water: U.S. EPA AirData, annual AQI by county 2024; EPA Air Quality Design Values 2023-2025 (June 2026); U.S. EPA SDWIS via ECHO drinking-water download (September 30, 2026). Traffic deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 2024; Census population.
- Work zones: State departments of transportation, via the U.S. DOT Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and state 511 feeds; refreshed every morning (snapshot October 11, 2026).
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024-25; budgets: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024; National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE Private School geocodes (Private School Survey 2023-24). Nursing homes: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information and Penalties (September 2026). Stations: U.S. Geological Survey, National Structures Dataset (Fire Stations/EMS Stations), October 2026 pull.
- Parks: USGS Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 4.1); state park agencies' open data (CA, NY, PA, TN, TX, FL, NJ, KY, HI, UT, MT and others); OpenStreetMap contributors for some hours, phones, fees and camping; U.S. National Park Service: unit boundaries (Land Resources Division), Acreage Report (Sept 30, 2026), park pages on nps.gov (hours, fees), Visitor Use Statistics (2025).
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