Wheatland County, Montana

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Wheatland County, Montana is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Wheatland County, Montana	Montana	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,056	1,116,875	334,922,499	3117th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$49,489	$72,509	$80,734	2796th of 3,221
Median Age	46.2	40.4	38.9	566th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.2%	35.2%	35.7%	1478th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$180,800	$375,800	$332,700	1630th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$730	$1,081	$1,413	2587th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	23.0%	11.5%	12.5%	324th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.8%	3.6%	5.2%	3147th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.4	7.7	n/a	3114th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.5%	2.3%	14.1%	2353rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.2	n/a	n/a	2074th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.5%	69.2%	65.2%	1448th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.5	19.1	26.4	2780th of 3,221
Worked from Home	23.3%	12.5%	15.1%	70th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.0%	n/a	n/a	464th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.3%	48.4%	46.9%	453rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.1%	n/a	n/a	2513th 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 Wheatland County, Montana

Statistic	Wheatland County, Montana	Montana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	83.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.5%	4.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	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	11.2	29.4	61.4

Age in Wheatland County, Montana

Statistic	Wheatland County, Montana	Montana	United States
Median Age	46.2	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	21.6%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.0%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.0%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.5%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	29.0%	20.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Wheatland County, Montana

Statistic	Wheatland County, Montana	Montana	United States
Households	883	458,859	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.7%	60.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.0%	25.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.4%	11.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.3%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	21.1%	30.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wheatland County, Montana

Statistic	Wheatland County, Montana	Montana	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,773	$41,711	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.3%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.4%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	7.7%	17.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.2%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	23.0%	11.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.6%	29.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.1%	7.8%	n/a

Housing in Wheatland County, Montana

Statistic	Wheatland County, Montana	Montana	United States
Housing Units	1,161	528,419	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	85.6%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.3%	9.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.9%	13.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,958.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.5%	30.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	18.8%	27.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,013	$2,693	n/a

Education in Wheatland County, Montana

Statistic	Wheatland County, Montana	Montana	United States
Less than High School	6.4%	5.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.4%	27.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.0%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.9%	23.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.3%	12.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wheatland County, Montana

Statistic	Wheatland County, Montana	Montana	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.9%	62.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	52.5%	71.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	10.1%	3.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	65.6%	45.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.8%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.3%	4.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Wheatland County, Montana

Statistic	Wheatland County, Montana	Montana	United States
Born in State of Residence	58.5%	52.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	1.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	1.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.1%	95.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.0%	1.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.9%	3.8%	16.7%

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