Population 120 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Lost Creek
Household size in Lost Creek
| Period | Lost Creek | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1.89 | 2.41 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.62 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.23 | 2.44 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.14 | 2.44 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.25 | +0.03 | −0.03 |
Households in Lost Creek are small: just 2.14 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has climbed from 1.89 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Lost Creek
| Period | Lost Creek | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 48.7 | 39.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 37.4 | 40.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 43.7 | 41.5 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 42.0 | 41.5 | 40.1 |
| Change | −6.7 | +1.6 | +2.3 |
Lost Creek skews a little older than the country: its median age is 42.0, against 40.1 nationally. Montana as a whole looks much the same.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Lost Creek
| Period | Lost Creek | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.2% | 9.4% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 3.6% | 9.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 3.4% | 8.7% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.6% | 8.8% | 11.6% |
| Change | +2.4 pts | −0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are less common in Lost Creek than nationally: 8.6%, against 11.6%. That is in line with the rest of Montana.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Lost Creek
Renters in Lost Creek
| Period | Lost Creek | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.3% | 31.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 16.0% | 32.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 9.1% | 31.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 19.4% | 30.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | +1.1 pts | −0.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 19.4% of households in Lost Creek rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 35.7% have no mortgage at all, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Lost Creek
| Period | Lost Creek | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 33.5% | 13.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 25.2% | 13.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 37.3% | 14.1% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.9% | 12.2% | 9.6% |
| Change | −22.6 pts | −0.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Lost Creek as nationally: 10.9%, against 9.6%.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Lost Creek
| Period | Lost Creek | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1964 | 1974 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1991 | 1977 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1977 | 1978 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1994 | 1982 | 1980 |
| Change | +30 | +7 | +6 |
Lost Creek has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1994, versus 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Lost Creek
| Period | Lost Creek | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $418 | $703 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $491 | $775 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $579 | $870 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $731 | $1,189 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$313 | +$487 | +$606 |
The median renter in Lost Creek pays $731 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 51.0% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Lost Creek
Bachelor's degrees in Lost Creek
| Period | Lost Creek | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.1% | 28.7% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.0% | 29.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 21.2% | 32.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 21.9% | 35.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +4.7 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Lost Creek: 21.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Lost Creek
| Period | Lost Creek | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 89.3% | 91.2% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 86.9% | 92.6% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 85.4% | 93.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 86.9% | 94.6% | 89.3% |
| Change | −2.4 pts | +3.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in eight adults in Lost Creek never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 86.9% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Lost Creek
| Period | Lost Creek | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.0% | 5.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.0% | 6.9% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.7% | 4.2% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.5% | 3.7% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.5 pts | −2.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Lost Creek has been low: just 2.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Lost Creek compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Creek | 2.14 | 42.0 | 8.6% | 19.4% | 10.9% | 1994 | $731 | 21.9% | 86.9% | 2.5% |
| Anaconda | 2.05 | 48.3 | 6.7% | 28.0% | 16.4% | 1950 | $721 | 25.2% | 93.3% | 4.2% |
| Warm Springs | 2.14 | 42.0 | 8.6% | 19.4% | 10.9% | 1994 | $731 | 21.9% | 86.9% | 2.5% |
| Galen | 2.15 | 42.1 | 8.5% | 19.6% | 11.3% | 1994 | $733 | 22.0% | 87.2% | 2.4% |
| Opportunity | 2.03 | 51.3 | 5.2% | 23.2% | 15.3% | 1949 | $691 | 16.3% | 94.7% | 2.6% |
| Racetrack | 2.26 | 41.0 | 4.8% | 22.8% | 14.9% | 1964 | $826 | 5.6% | 91.2% | 1.9% |
| Crackerville | 2.68 | 43.4 | 4.7% | 10.2% | 7.1% | 1988 | $791 | 28.2% | 97.9% | 2.1% |
| Deer Lodge | 2.22 | 49.6 | 6.1% | 29.5% | 10.6% | 1959 | $870 | 24.2% | 95.4% | 2.9% |
| Georgetown | 2.30 | 48.0 | 6.4% | 1.3% | 62.9% | 1996 | $702 | 36.9% | 96.3% | 1.5% |
| Ramsay | 2.85 | 41.3 | 3.7% | 6.0% | 5.3% | 1996 | $809 | 31.5% | 98.1% | 2.3% |
| Philipsburg | 2.01 | 54.4 | 4.0% | 30.2% | 38.5% | 1977 | $675 | 42.1% | 93.6% | 7.8% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Lost Creek. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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