Dawson County, Montana

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Dawson County, Montana is among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Dawson County, Montana	Montana	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,827	1,116,875	334,922,499	2579th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$71,334	$72,509	$80,734	1098th of 3,221
Median Age	43.0	40.4	38.9	1214th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.8%	35.2%	35.7%	1685th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$185,300	$375,800	$332,700	1571st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$815	$1,081	$1,413	1996th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.7%	11.5%	12.5%	2716th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.7%	3.6%	5.2%	2684th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.7	7.7	n/a	2930th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.4%	2.3%	14.1%	3106th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.2	n/a	n/a	1397th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.9%	69.2%	65.2%	2026th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.1	19.1	26.4	2702nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.1%	12.5%	15.1%	2368th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.4%	n/a	n/a	1785th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.3%	48.4%	46.9%	1612th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.0%	n/a	n/a	846th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Dawson County, Montana

Statistic	Dawson County, Montana	Montana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	83.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.6%	4.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	5.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	17.9	29.4	61.4

Age in Dawson County, Montana

Statistic	Dawson County, Montana	Montana	United States
Median Age	43.0	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	21.4%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.8%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.9%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.7%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.2%	20.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Dawson County, Montana

Statistic	Dawson County, Montana	Montana	United States
Households	3,615	458,859	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.9%	60.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.0%	25.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.7%	11.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.8%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	31.4%	30.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Dawson County, Montana

Statistic	Dawson County, Montana	Montana	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,820	$41,711	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.1%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	23.1%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.5%	17.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.2%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.7%	11.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.1%	29.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.5%	7.8%	n/a

Housing in Dawson County, Montana

Statistic	Dawson County, Montana	Montana	United States
Housing Units	4,381	528,419	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.2%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.1%	9.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.5%	13.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,966.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.1%	30.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	18.8%	27.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,110	$2,693	n/a

Education in Dawson County, Montana

Statistic	Dawson County, Montana	Montana	United States
Less than High School	6.9%	5.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.2%	27.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	46.1%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.5%	23.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.3%	12.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Dawson County, Montana

Statistic	Dawson County, Montana	Montana	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.0%	62.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.4%	71.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.2%	3.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	66.7%	45.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.8%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.1%	4.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Dawson County, Montana

Statistic	Dawson County, Montana	Montana	United States
Born in State of Residence	57.3%	52.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	1.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.1%	95.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	1.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.9%	3.8%	16.7%

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