Fergus County, Montana

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Key figures

Statistic	Fergus County, Montana	Montana	United States	Rank
Total Population	11,687	1,116,875	334,922,499	2375th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,706	$72,509	$80,734	1730th of 3,221
Median Age	44.4	40.4	38.9	852nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.0%	35.2%	35.7%	1368th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$236,100	$375,800	$332,700	1028th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$954	$1,081	$1,413	1164th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.1%	11.5%	12.5%	1265th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	3.6%	5.2%	1807th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.7	7.7	n/a	3007th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.2%	2.3%	14.1%	1915th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.1	n/a	n/a	1053rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.4%	69.2%	65.2%	2841st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.3	19.1	26.4	2797th of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.8%	12.5%	15.1%	281st of 3,222
Uninsured	11.2%	n/a	n/a	1420th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.2%	48.4%	46.9%	1810th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.3%	n/a	n/a	972nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Fergus County, Montana

Statistic	Fergus County, Montana	Montana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	83.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.4%	4.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	5.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	14.5	29.4	61.4

Age in Fergus County, Montana

Statistic	Fergus County, Montana	Montana	United States
Median Age	44.4	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	21.0%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.4%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.1%	20.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Fergus County, Montana

Statistic	Fergus County, Montana	Montana	United States
Households	5,303	458,859	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.4%	60.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.9%	25.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.2%	11.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.3%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	19.1%	30.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Fergus County, Montana

Statistic	Fergus County, Montana	Montana	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,574	$41,711	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.6%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.0%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.6%	17.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.2%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.1%	11.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.4%	29.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.3%	7.8%	n/a

Housing in Fergus County, Montana

Statistic	Fergus County, Montana	Montana	United States
Housing Units	6,012	528,419	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.7%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.9%	9.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.8%	13.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,966.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.6%	30.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.4%	27.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,769	$2,693	n/a

Education in Fergus County, Montana

Statistic	Fergus County, Montana	Montana	United States
Less than High School	4.9%	5.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.2%	27.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.9%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.3%	23.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.7%	12.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Fergus County, Montana

Statistic	Fergus County, Montana	Montana	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.2%	62.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	63.9%	71.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	10.2%	3.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	63.7%	45.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.7%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.4%	4.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Fergus County, Montana

Statistic	Fergus County, Montana	Montana	United States
Born in State of Residence	62.0%	52.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.8%	1.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	1.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.5%	95.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.1%	1.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.4%	3.8%	16.7%

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