Garfield County, Montana

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Garfield County, Montana is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Garfield County, Montana	Montana	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,094	1,116,875	334,922,499	3182nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$69,583	$72,509	$80,734	1230th of 3,221
Median Age	43.3	40.4	38.9	1121st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.0%	35.2%	35.7%	1824th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$169,900	$375,800	$332,700	1811th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$725	$1,081	$1,413	2613th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.4%	11.5%	12.5%	1598th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.0%	3.6%	5.2%	3203rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.2	7.7	n/a	3214th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.0%	2.3%	14.1%	3208th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	72.2%	69.2%	65.2%	1987th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.0	19.1	26.4	1909th of 3,221
Worked from Home	43.7%	12.5%	15.1%	1st of 3,222
Uninsured	13.4%	n/a	n/a	952nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	61.1%	48.4%	46.9%	133rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.2%	n/a	n/a	158th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Garfield County, Montana

Statistic	Garfield County, Montana	Montana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	96.7%	83.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.0%	4.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	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	6.4	29.4	61.4

Age in Garfield County, Montana

Statistic	Garfield County, Montana	Montana	United States
Median Age	43.3	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	24.9%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.6%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.1%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.9%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.4%	20.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Garfield County, Montana

Statistic	Garfield County, Montana	Montana	United States
Households	432	458,859	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.0%	60.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.9%	25.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	3.9%	11.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.3%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	19.5%	30.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Garfield County, Montana

Statistic	Garfield County, Montana	Montana	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,504	$41,711	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.5%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.5%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.7%	17.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.1%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.4%	11.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.9%	29.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.0%	7.8%	n/a

Housing in Garfield County, Montana

Statistic	Garfield County, Montana	Montana	United States
Housing Units	730	528,419	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.2%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.0%	9.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	40.8%	13.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.8%	30.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	19.5%	27.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,052	$2,693	n/a

Education in Garfield County, Montana

Statistic	Garfield County, Montana	Montana	United States
Less than High School	3.8%	5.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.0%	27.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	40.3%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.8%	23.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.2%	12.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Garfield County, Montana

Statistic	Garfield County, Montana	Montana	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.4%	62.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	39.2%	71.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	10.6%	3.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	54.3%	45.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.8%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.6%	4.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Garfield County, Montana

Statistic	Garfield County, Montana	Montana	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.8%	52.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	1.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	100.0%	95.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.0%	1.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.0%	3.8%	16.7%

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