Petroleum County, Montana

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Petroleum County, Montana is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the highest in the country for median age (151st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Petroleum County, Montana	Montana	United States	Rank
Total Population	447	1,116,875	334,922,499	3217th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$60,208	$72,509	$80,734	2060th of 3,221
Median Age	51.6	40.4	38.9	151st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.8%	35.2%	35.7%	715th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$201,400	$375,800	$332,700	1389th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$800	$1,081	$1,413	2093rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.1%	11.5%	12.5%	2841st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.0%	3.6%	5.2%	3204th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.3	7.7	n/a	3209th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	2.3%	14.1%	2815th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	72.9%	69.2%	65.2%	1876th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.2	19.1	26.4	2998th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.3%	12.5%	15.1%	397th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.0%	n/a	n/a	2528th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.0%	48.4%	46.9%	387th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.9%	n/a	n/a	555th 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 Petroleum County, Montana

Statistic	Petroleum County, Montana	Montana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	98.9%	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)	0.7%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	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	2.2	29.4	61.4

Age in Petroleum County, Montana

Statistic	Petroleum County, Montana	Montana	United States
Median Age	51.6	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	14.8%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.4%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	3.6%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.4%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	32.7%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	28.2%	20.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Petroleum County, Montana

Statistic	Petroleum County, Montana	Montana	United States
Households	221	458,859	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.0	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.5%	60.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.9%	25.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	4.5%	11.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.2%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	9.1%	30.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Petroleum County, Montana

Statistic	Petroleum County, Montana	Montana	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,919	$41,711	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.1%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.7%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.2%	17.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.4%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.1%	11.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.0%	29.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	0.5%	7.8%	n/a

Housing in Petroleum County, Montana

Statistic	Petroleum County, Montana	Montana	United States
Housing Units	311	528,419	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.5%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.0%	9.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	28.9%	13.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.1%	30.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	19.2%	27.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,211	$2,693	n/a

Education in Petroleum County, Montana

Statistic	Petroleum County, Montana	Montana	United States
Less than High School	1.1%	5.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	42.0%	27.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.1%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.2%	23.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.6%	12.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Petroleum County, Montana

Statistic	Petroleum County, Montana	Montana	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.7%	62.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	49.8%	71.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	24.3%	3.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	62.8%	45.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.0%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	0.0%	4.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Petroleum County, Montana

Statistic	Petroleum County, Montana	Montana	United States
Born in State of Residence	58.2%	52.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	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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