Valley County, Montana

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Valley County, Montana is among the lowest in the country for population per square mile.

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Key figures

Statistic	Valley County, Montana	Montana	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,519	1,116,875	334,922,499	2689th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$71,695	$72,509	$80,734	1070th of 3,221
Median Age	44.3	40.4	38.9	871st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.7%	35.2%	35.7%	1148th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$198,400	$375,800	$332,700	1423rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$767	$1,081	$1,413	2361st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.1%	11.5%	12.5%	2413th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.0%	3.6%	5.2%	2560th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.5	7.7	n/a	3103rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.2%	2.3%	14.1%	2587th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.1	n/a	n/a	1075th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.5%	69.2%	65.2%	872nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.4	19.1	26.4	3055th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.9%	12.5%	15.1%	348th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.7%	n/a	n/a	1521st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.0%	48.4%	46.9%	2221st of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.5%	n/a	n/a	1567th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Valley County, Montana

Statistic	Valley County, Montana	Montana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	83.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.6%	4.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	8.1%	5.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	28.2	29.4	61.4

Age in Valley County, Montana

Statistic	Valley County, Montana	Montana	United States
Median Age	44.3	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	22.3%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.3%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.2%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.5%	20.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Valley County, Montana

Statistic	Valley County, Montana	Montana	United States
Households	2,951	458,859	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.1%	60.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.3%	25.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.1%	11.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.9%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	29.3%	30.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Valley County, Montana

Statistic	Valley County, Montana	Montana	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,795	$41,711	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.4%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.9%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.7%	17.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.3%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.1%	11.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.3%	29.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.4%	7.8%	n/a

Housing in Valley County, Montana

Statistic	Valley County, Montana	Montana	United States
Housing Units	4,254	528,419	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.2%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.4%	9.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	30.6%	13.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,966.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.5%	30.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.6%	27.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,333	$2,693	n/a

Education in Valley County, Montana

Statistic	Valley County, Montana	Montana	United States
Less than High School	5.3%	5.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.1%	27.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	39.9%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.5%	23.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.2%	12.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Valley County, Montana

Statistic	Valley County, Montana	Montana	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.3%	62.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.6%	71.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.6%	3.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	64.1%	45.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.4%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.8%	4.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Valley County, Montana

Statistic	Valley County, Montana	Montana	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.1%	52.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	1.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	1.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.2%	95.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.5%	1.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.6%	3.8%	16.7%

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