Sanders County, Montana

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Sanders County, Montana is among the highest in the country for median age (71st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Sanders County, Montana	Montana	United States	Rank
Total Population	13,285	1,116,875	334,922,499	2269th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$57,476	$72,509	$80,734	2301st of 3,221
Median Age	54.6	40.4	38.9	71st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.5%	35.2%	35.7%	1731st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$359,000	$375,800	$332,700	388th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$820	$1,081	$1,413	1960th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.4%	11.5%	12.5%	1204th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.0%	3.6%	5.2%	708th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4.8	7.7	n/a	2859th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.7%	2.3%	14.1%	2199th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.5	n/a	n/a	1661st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.3%	69.2%	65.2%	448th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.0	19.1	26.4	2141st of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.2%	12.5%	15.1%	410th of 3,222
Uninsured	16.0%	n/a	n/a	580th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.3%	48.4%	46.9%	452nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.7%	n/a	n/a	1731st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Sanders County, Montana

Statistic	Sanders County, Montana	Montana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	83.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.5%	4.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	5.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	21.6	29.4	61.4

Age in Sanders County, Montana

Statistic	Sanders County, Montana	Montana	United States
Median Age	54.6	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	17.0%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	6.4%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.3%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.1%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	33.0%	20.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Sanders County, Montana

Statistic	Sanders County, Montana	Montana	United States
Households	5,451	458,859	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.6%	60.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	17.0%	25.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.4%	11.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.0%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	20.4%	30.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sanders County, Montana

Statistic	Sanders County, Montana	Montana	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,019	$41,711	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.9%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.2%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.6%	17.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.6%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.4%	11.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.1%	29.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.2%	7.8%	n/a

Housing in Sanders County, Montana

Statistic	Sanders County, Montana	Montana	United States
Housing Units	6,808	528,419	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.0%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.4%	9.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.9%	13.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,992.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.7%	30.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	36.5%	27.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,889	$2,693	n/a

Education in Sanders County, Montana

Statistic	Sanders County, Montana	Montana	United States
Less than High School	8.3%	5.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.0%	27.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.3%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.1%	23.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.4%	12.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sanders County, Montana

Statistic	Sanders County, Montana	Montana	United States
Labour Force Participation	42.0%	62.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	64.6%	71.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.7%	3.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	53.0%	45.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.8%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.5%	4.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Sanders County, Montana

Statistic	Sanders County, Montana	Montana	United States
Born in State of Residence	34.4%	52.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	1.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	1.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.4%	95.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	1.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.1%	3.8%	16.7%

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