Powder River County, MT Demographic Data
Powder River County, MT Summary
Powder River County is located in Montana
- Population: 1,639
- Area: 3,297.90 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3,297.30 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.61 sq. miles
- Population Density: 0.49 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3,956.36 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Powder River County, MT Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
837
51%
50.8
Male
811
49%
49.2
Total Population
1,648
323,128,000
Powder River County, MT Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
73
4.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
50
3.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
70
4.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
94
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
95
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
155
9.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
157
9.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
236
14.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
162
9.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
165
10.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
200
12.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
123
7.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
68
4.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,382
83.9%
77.2
Female
682
49.3%
51.3
Male
700
50.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,341
81.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
485
29.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
391
23.7%
15.2
Female
212
54.2%
55.8
Male
179
45.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
52
0.0%
0.0
Powder River County, MT Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,602
97.2%
96.8
White
1,581
95.9%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
21
1.3%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
46
2.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
25
1.5%
17.8
Mexican
19
1.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
6
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,623
98.5%
82.2
Powder River County, MT Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
26
2.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
38
3.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
390
30.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
379
29.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
112
8.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
281
22.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
40
3.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
64
5.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,202
94.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
321
25.4%
31.2
Powder River County, MT Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
320
22.0%
33.7%
Now Married
881
60.5%
47.5
Divorced
137
9.4%
11.0%
Separated
30
2.1%
2.0
Widowed
87
6.0
5.8%
Powder River County, MT Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,540
97.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
35
2.2%
21.6%
Spanish
1
0.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
24
1.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
10
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Powder River County, MT Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
30
4.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
34
4.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
70
9.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
96
12.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
153
20.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
158
21.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
101
13.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
50
6.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
50
6.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
6
0.8%
6.4
Median household income
47,955
57,617
Per capita income
29,393
31,128
Powder River County, MT Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
373
39.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
39
4.1%
9.8
Construction
75
7.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
189
19.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
25
2.6%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
8
0.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
14
1.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
29
3.0%
11.4
Public administration
73
7.7%
4.6
Retail trade
80
8.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
41
4.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
6
0.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
202
21.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
381
40.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
77
8.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
164
17.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
128
13.4%
18.1%
Powder River County, MT Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
946
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
586
61.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
70
7.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
86
9.1%
2.7
Other means
26
2.7%
1.8
Worked at home
178
18.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
14.7
26.6
Powder River County, MT Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
25
3.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
145
19.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
225
30.1%
37.1
3 or more
353
47.2%
21.0
Powder River County, MT Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
748
72.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
493
65.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
255
34.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
287
27.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Powder River County, MT Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,035
1 room
39
3.8%
2.4
2 rooms
11
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
136
13.1%
9.1
4 rooms
140
13.5%
16.5
5 rooms
251
24.3%
19.8
6 rooms
106
10.2%
17.8
7 rooms
147
14.2%
12.0
8 rooms
77
7.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
128
12.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Powder River County, MT Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,035
1-unit, detached
732
70.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
24
2.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
31
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
5
0.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
243
23.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Powder River County, MT Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
174
16.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
50
4.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
96
9.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
106
10.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
229
22.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
151
14.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
115
11.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
89
8.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
25
2.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Powder River County, MT Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
15
2.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
405
54.1%
4.7
Electricity
192
25.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
49
6.6%
0.1
Wood
82
11.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
5
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Powder River County, MT Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
146
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
2
1.4%
11.8%
Less than $500
3
2.1%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
4
2.7%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
15
10.3%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
20
13.7%
20.1%
$500 to $999
38
26.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
64
43.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
50
34.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
31
21.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
28
19.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
7
4.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
30
20.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Powder River County, MT Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
84
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
3
3.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
35
41.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
46
54.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
171
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
562
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
13
15.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
20
23.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
20
23.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
12
14.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
19
22.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
171
0.0%
0.0%
Powder River County, MT Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
493
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
98
19.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
116
23.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
116
23.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
63
12.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
20
4.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
59
12.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
6
1.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
15
3.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
108,700
205,000