Jefferson County, Montana

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Jefferson County, Montana is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate, and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (160th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Jefferson County, Montana	Montana	United States	Rank
Total Population	12,774	1,116,875	334,922,499	2300th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$95,490	$72,509	$80,734	217th of 3,221
Median Age	47.1	40.4	38.9	458th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	32.2%	35.2%	35.7%	619th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$446,900	$375,800	$332,700	202nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$925	$1,081	$1,413	1306th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.7%	11.5%	12.5%	3129th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	3.6%	5.2%	1809th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	7.7	7.7	n/a	2734th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	2.3%	14.1%	2733rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.9	n/a	n/a	1524th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	84.2%	69.2%	65.2%	160th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.4	19.1	26.4	1565th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.7%	12.5%	15.1%	675th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.5%	n/a	n/a	1767th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	66.8%	48.4%	46.9%	28th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.0%	n/a	n/a	532nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Jefferson County, Montana

Statistic	Jefferson County, Montana	Montana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	83.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.0%	4.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	5.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	17.7	29.4	61.4

Age in Jefferson County, Montana

Statistic	Jefferson County, Montana	Montana	United States
Median Age	47.1	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	20.0%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.2%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.5%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.0%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.2%	20.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Jefferson County, Montana

Statistic	Jefferson County, Montana	Montana	United States
Households	4,996	458,859	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	74.8%	60.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.0%	25.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.0%	11.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	19.7%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	21.4%	30.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jefferson County, Montana

Statistic	Jefferson County, Montana	Montana	United States
Per Capita Income	$49,303	$41,711	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.3%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.6%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.5%	17.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	15.7%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.7%	11.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.0%	29.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.1%	7.8%	n/a

Housing in Jefferson County, Montana

Statistic	Jefferson County, Montana	Montana	United States
Housing Units	5,407	528,419	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	83.2%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.2%	9.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.6%	13.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	15.8%	30.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	20.4%	27.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,446	$2,693	n/a

Education in Jefferson County, Montana

Statistic	Jefferson County, Montana	Montana	United States
Less than High School	6.1%	5.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.2%	27.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.6%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.7%	23.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.4%	12.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jefferson County, Montana

Statistic	Jefferson County, Montana	Montana	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.8%	62.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.6%	71.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.2%	3.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.4%	45.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.2%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.0%	4.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Jefferson County, Montana

Statistic	Jefferson County, Montana	Montana	United States
Born in State of Residence	50.8%	52.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	1.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	1.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.7%	95.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.4%	1.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.3%	3.8%	16.7%

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