Powder River County, Montana

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Powder River County, Montana is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for median gross rent.

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Key figures

Statistic	Powder River County, Montana	Montana	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,815	1,116,875	334,922,499	3134th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$67,045	$72,509	$80,734	1433rd of 3,221
Median Age	47.3	40.4	38.9	428th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.1%	35.2%	35.7%	1099th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$192,100	$375,800	$332,700	1499th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$533	$1,081	$1,413	3141st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.1%	11.5%	12.5%	2842nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.7%	3.6%	5.2%	3153rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.6	7.7	n/a	3187th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.4%	2.3%	14.1%	2419th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.4	n/a	n/a	644th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.8%	69.2%	65.2%	822nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.4	19.1	26.4	2657th of 3,221
Worked from Home	19.6%	12.5%	15.1%	150th of 3,222
Uninsured	15.0%	n/a	n/a	710th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	55.1%	48.4%	46.9%	564th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.1%	n/a	n/a	2613th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Powder River County, Montana

Statistic	Powder River County, Montana	Montana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	83.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.4%	4.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.5%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	5.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.1	29.4	61.4

Age in Powder River County, Montana

Statistic	Powder River County, Montana	Montana	United States
Median Age	47.3	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	20.1%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.3%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.4%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.7%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	30.0%	20.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Powder River County, Montana

Statistic	Powder River County, Montana	Montana	United States
Households	708	458,859	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.7%	60.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.6%	25.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.6%	11.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.6%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	21.0%	30.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Powder River County, Montana

Statistic	Powder River County, Montana	Montana	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,845	$41,711	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.0%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.5%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.0%	17.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.5%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.1%	11.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.5%	29.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.4%	7.8%	n/a

Housing in Powder River County, Montana

Statistic	Powder River County, Montana	Montana	United States
Housing Units	972	528,419	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.1%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.2%	9.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	27.2%	13.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.2%	30.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	15.5%	27.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,304	$2,693	n/a

Education in Powder River County, Montana

Statistic	Powder River County, Montana	Montana	United States
Less than High School	9.4%	5.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.2%	27.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.2%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.2%	23.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.9%	12.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Powder River County, Montana

Statistic	Powder River County, Montana	Montana	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.5%	62.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	51.1%	71.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	9.5%	3.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	56.0%	45.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.0%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.2%	4.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Powder River County, Montana

Statistic	Powder River County, Montana	Montana	United States
Born in State of Residence	49.3%	52.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.4%	1.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.6%	95.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.2%	1.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.3%	3.8%	16.7%

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