Prairie County, Montana

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Prairie County, Montana is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the highest in the country for median age (23rd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Prairie County, Montana	Montana	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,250	1,116,875	334,922,499	3173rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$51,250	$72,509	$80,734	2704th of 3,221
Median Age	57.8	40.4	38.9	23rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.9%	35.2%	35.7%	1024th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$165,700	$375,800	$332,700	1898th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$627	$1,081	$1,413	2997th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.6%	11.5%	12.5%	503rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.9%	3.6%	5.2%	3138th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.7	7.7	n/a	3180th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.0%	2.3%	14.1%	1229th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	83.9%	69.2%	65.2%	179th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.0	19.1	26.4	2924th of 3,221
Worked from Home	36.4%	12.5%	15.1%	3rd of 3,222
Uninsured	17.4%	n/a	n/a	436th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.4%	48.4%	46.9%	2146th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.3%	n/a	n/a	1381st 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 Prairie County, Montana

Statistic	Prairie County, Montana	Montana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	83.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.6%	4.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	5.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	22.0	29.4	61.4

Age in Prairie County, Montana

Statistic	Prairie County, Montana	Montana	United States
Median Age	57.8	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	17.0%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	3.4%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.5%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.2%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	19.8%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	42.2%	20.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Prairie County, Montana

Statistic	Prairie County, Montana	Montana	United States
Households	545	458,859	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	51.7%	60.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.8%	25.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	5.3%	11.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	39.4%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	15.5%	30.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Prairie County, Montana

Statistic	Prairie County, Montana	Montana	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,904	$41,711	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	29.7%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.0%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.1%	17.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.5%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.6%	11.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.5%	29.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.5%	7.8%	n/a

Housing in Prairie County, Montana

Statistic	Prairie County, Montana	Montana	United States
Housing Units	687	528,419	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	87.9%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.0%	9.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.7%	13.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,957.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.1%	30.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.4%	27.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,391	$2,693	n/a

Education in Prairie County, Montana

Statistic	Prairie County, Montana	Montana	United States
Less than High School	3.5%	5.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.0%	27.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.6%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.2%	23.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.8%	12.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Prairie County, Montana

Statistic	Prairie County, Montana	Montana	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.3%	62.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	49.6%	71.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.0%	3.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	50.6%	45.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.0%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.5%	4.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Prairie County, Montana

Statistic	Prairie County, Montana	Montana	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.8%	52.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.6%	1.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	1.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.9%	95.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.0%	1.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.1%	3.8%	16.7%

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