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Montana Demographic-Economic Characteristics and Patterns

This section provides an update on Census 2010 demographics and a richer set of demographic-economic measures for 2012 and 2014 for the state of Montana.

The table presented below shows demographic-economic characteristics for the state based on the American Community Survey (ACS). ACS provides post-Census 2010 annual updates for a wide array of demographic-economic data not available from Census 2010.

ACS estimates are available for all geographies (U.S. wall-to-wall) using the 5-year estimates. For areas of 65,000 population or more, 1-year estimates are available.
See more about ACS. Estimates shown in this profile are based on ACS 1-year estimates. See more about comparing these data over time.

Montana Demographic-Economic Characteristics

	-- ACS 2012 1 year --		-- ACS 2014 1 year --		-- Change 2012-14 --
	Value	Percent	Value	Percent	Value	Percent
Total Population	1,005,141	100.00	1,023,579	100.00	18,438	1.83
Male	503,458	50.09	513,409	50.16	9,951	1.98
Female	501,683	49.91	510,170	49.84	8,487	1.69
Age
Under 5 years	58,839	5.85	59,775	5.84	936	1.59
5-9 years	66,172	6.58	65,959	6.44	-213	-0.32
10-14 years	58,443	5.81	62,423	6.10	3,980	6.81
15-19 years	63,205	6.29	64,969	6.35	1,764	2.79
20-24 years	71,712	7.13	74,603	7.29	2,891	4.03
25-34 years	123,950	12.33	128,275	12.53	4,325	3.49
35-44 years	114,594	11.40	115,039	11.24	445	0.39
45-54 years	141,267	14.05	131,523	12.85	-9,744	-6.90
55-59 years	78,529	7.81	79,370	7.75	841	1.07
60-64 years	69,845	6.95	71,490	6.98	1,645	2.36
65-74 years	89,772	8.93	99,459	9.72	9,687	10.79
75-84 years	47,342	4.71	49,795	4.86	2,453	5.18
85+ years	21,471	2.14	20,899	2.04	-572	-2.66
Median age	40.20		39.60		-0.60	-1.49
Race/Origin
One Race	979,371	97.44	1,001,726	97.87	22,355	2.28
White	896,467	89.19	914,571	89.35	18,104	2.02
Black/African American	3,605	0.36	5,812	0.57	2,207	61.22
American Indian/Alaska Native	65,148	6.48	70,035	6.84	4,887	7.50
Asian	6,442	0.64	8,176	0.80	1,734	26.92
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	1,183	0.12	276	0.03	-907	-76.67
Some other race	6,526	0.65	2,856	0.28	-3,670	-56.24
Two or more races	25,770	2.56	21,853	2.13	-3,917	-15.20
Hispanic (of any race)	31,465	3.13	34,668	3.39	3,203	10.18
Households by Type
Total households	408,938	100.00	410,962	100.00	2,024	0.49
Families	259,650	63.49	251,176	61.12	-8,474	-3.26
Nonfamily households	149,288	36.51	159,786	38.88	10,498	7.03
Average Household Size	2.39		2.42		0.03	1.26
Average Family Size	2.96		3.04		0.08	2.70
Relationship
Population in households	976,286	97.13	994,692	97.18	18,406	1.89
School Enrollment
Population 3 & over enrolled	231,634	100.00	236,766	100.00	5,132	2.22
Nursery school, preschool	13,868	5.99	13,931	5.88	63	0.45
Kindergarten	13,234	5.71	13,411	5.66	177	1.34
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	97,125	41.93	100,539	42.46	3,414	3.52
High school (grades 9-12)	46,993	20.29	48,539	20.50	1,546	3.29
College or graduate school	60,414	26.08	60,346	25.49	-68	-0.11
Educational Attainment
Population 25 years & over	686,770	100.00	695,850	100.00	9,080	1.32
Less than 9th grade	14,076	2.05	15,058	2.16	982	6.98
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	35,391	5.15	36,344	5.22	953	2.69
High school graduate (incl equiv)	204,215	29.74	213,165	30.63	8,950	4.38
Some college, no degree	173,569	25.27	170,233	24.46	-3,336	-1.92
Associate's degree	57,590	8.39	57,211	8.22	-379	-0.66
Bachelor's degree	138,862	20.22	135,401	19.46	-3,461	-2.49
Graduate or professional degree	63,067	9.18	68,438	9.84	5,371	8.52
Percent high school graduate or higher	92.80		92.60		-0.20	-0.22
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	29.40		29.30		-0.10	-0.34
Residence 1 year ago	995,544	100.00	1,012,169	100.00	16,625	1.67
Same house	829,489	83.32	845,142	83.50	15,653	1.89
Different house in U.S.	164,153	16.49	164,069	16.21	-84	-0.05
Same county	91,861	9.23	89,712	8.86	-2,149	-2.34
Different county	72,292	7.26	74,357	7.35	2,065	2.86
Same state	34,602	3.48	36,796	3.64	2,194	6.34
Different state	37,690	3.79	37,561	3.71	-129	-0.34
Abroad	1,902	0.19	2,958	0.29	1,056	55.52
Language Spoken at Home
Population 5 years & over	946,302	100.00	963,804	100.00	17,502	1.85
English only	906,009	95.74	926,086	96.09	20,077	2.22
Language other than English	40,293	4.26	37,718	3.91	-2,575	-6.39
Speak English less than very well	9,989	1.06	7,853	0.81	-2,136	-21.38
Spanish	14,359	1.52	13,990	1.45	-369	-2.57
Speak English less than very well	3,881	0.41	3,120	0.32	-761	-19.61
Employment Status
Population 16 years & over	809,850	100.00	822,974	100.00	13,124	1.62
In labor force	523,305	64.62	523,812	63.65	507	0.10
Civilian labor force	519,990	64.21	520,318	63.22	328	0.06
Employed	482,710	59.60	494,622	60.10	11,912	2.47
Unemployed	37,280	4.60	25,696	3.12	-11,584	-31.07
Armed forces	3,315	0.41	3,494	0.42	179	5.40
Not in labor force	286,545	35.38	299,162	36.35	12,617	4.40
Civilian labor force	519,990	64.21	520,318	63.22	328	0.06
Percent unemployed	7.20		4.90		-2.30	-31.94
Employment by Industry
Civilian employed population 16 years & over	482,710	100.00	494,622	100.00	11,912	2.47
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting, mining	34,907	7.23	37,559	7.59	2,652	7.60
Construction	38,988	8.08	39,094	7.90	106	0.27
Manufacturing	22,854	4.73	22,656	4.58	-198	-0.87
Wholesale trade	10,857	2.25	11,521	2.33	664	6.12
Retail trade	56,676	11.74	61,442	12.42	4,766	8.41
Transportation, warehousing, utilities	22,187	4.60	22,464	4.54	277	1.25
Information	8,850	1.83	9,136	1.85	286	3.23
Finance, insurance, real estate	23,958	4.96	25,397	5.13	1,439	6.01
Professional, scientific, management	42,518	8.81	38,655	7.82	-3,863	-9.09
Education & health care	109,883	22.76	116,333	23.52	6,450	5.87
Arts, entertainment, recreation	57,562	11.92	52,610	10.64	-4,952	-8.60
Other services	20,272	4.20	27,107	5.48	6,835	33.72
Public administration	33,198	6.88	30,648	6.20	-2,550	-7.68
Household Income
Total households	408,938	100.00	410,962	100.00	2,024	0.49
Less than $10,000	30,978	7.58	30,967	7.54	-11	-0.04
$10,000 to $14,999	26,397	6.46	26,980	6.57	583	2.21
$15,000 to $24,999	54,493	13.33	47,790	11.63	-6,703	-12.30
$25,000 to $34,999	48,803	11.93	49,513	12.05	710	1.45
$35,000 to $49,999	61,552	15.05	63,330	15.41	1,778	2.89
$50,000 to $74,999	77,316	18.91	77,288	18.81	-28	-0.04
$75,000 to $99,999	47,108	11.52	45,096	10.97	-2,012	-4.27
$100,000 to $149,999	41,998	10.27	44,237	10.76	2,239	5.33
$150,000 to $199,999	10,750	2.63	12,661	3.08	1,911	17.78
$200,000 or more	9,543	2.33	13,100	3.19	3,557	37.27
Median household income	45,076		46,328		1,252	2.78
Mean household income	59,991		62,309		2,318	3.86
Percent Families & People in Poverty
All families	10.20		9.50		-0.70	-6.86
All people	15.50		15.40		-0.10	-0.65
Housing Occupancy
Total housing units	486,161	100.00	491,515	100.00	5,354	1.10
Occupied housing units	408,938	84.12	410,962	83.61	2,024	0.49
Vacant housing units	77,223	15.88	80,553	16.39	3,330	4.31
Homeowner vacancy rate	2.10		1.60		-0.50	-23.81
Rental vacancy rate	6.80		6.10		-0.70	-10.29
Units in Structure
Total housing units	486,161	100.00	491,515	100.00	5,354	1.10
1-unit, detached	334,255	68.75	338,252	68.82	3,997	1.20
1-unit, attached	15,134	3.11	15,371	3.13	237	1.57
2 units	17,467	3.59	16,321	3.32	-1,146	-6.56
3 or 4 units	25,514	5.25	25,022	5.09	-492	-1.93
5 to 9 units	13,624	2.80	15,164	3.09	1,540	11.30
10 to 19 units	9,671	1.99	9,126	1.86	-545	-5.64
20 or more units	16,092	3.31	13,618	2.77	-2,474	-15.37
Mobile home, boat, RV etc.	54,051	11.12	58,232	11.85	4,181	7.74
Year Structure Built
Total housing units	486,161	100.00	491,515	100.00	5,354	1.10
2010 or later	6,431	1.32	11,382	2.32	4,951	76.99
2000 to 2009	78,982	16.25	75,554	15.37	-3,428	-4.34
1990 to 1999	68,863	14.16	70,111	14.26	1,248	1.81
1980 to 1989	56,434	11.61	56,817	11.56	383	0.68
1970 to 1979	92,447	19.02	95,526	19.44	3,079	3.33
1960 to 1969	42,765	8.80	47,035	9.57	4,270	9.98
1950 to 1959	44,977	9.25	44,723	9.10	-254	-0.56
1940 to 1949	26,617	5.47	22,655	4.61	-3,962	-14.89
1939 or earlier	68,645	14.12	67,712	13.78	-933	-1.36
Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units	408,938	100.00	410,962	100.00	2,024	0.49
Owner-occupied	274,196	67.05	272,856	66.39	-1,340	-0.49
Renter-occupied	134,742	32.95	138,106	33.61	3,364	2.50
Avg household size, owner-occupied	2.44		2.42		-0.02	-0.82
Avg household size, renter-occupied	2.28		2.42		0.14	6.14
Year Householder Moved Into Unit
Occupied housing units	408,938	100.00	410,962	100.00	2,024	0.49
2010 or later	109,589	26.80	155,555	37.85	45,966	41.94
2000 to 2009	163,095	39.88	132,730	32.30	-30,365	-18.62
1990 to 1999	65,895	16.11	59,149	14.39	-6,746	-10.24
1980 to 1989	34,618	8.47	32,519	7.91	-2,099	-6.06
1970 to 1979	22,473	5.50	18,916	4.60	-3,557	-15.83
1969 or earlier	13,268	3.24	12,093	2.94	-1,175	-8.86
Occupants per room
1.00 or less	400,895	98.03	402,148	97.86	1,253	0.31
1.01 to 1.50	5,626	1.38	6,164	1.50	538	9.56
1.51 or more	2,417	0.59	2,650	0.64	233	9.64
Housing Value (owner occupied units)	274,196	100.00	272,856	100.00	-1,340	-0.49
Less than $50,000	29,415	10.73	30,845	11.30	1,430	4.86
$50,000 to $99,999	29,089	10.61	28,104	10.30	-985	-3.39
$100,000 to $149,999	39,098	14.26	33,104	12.13	-5,994	-15.33
$150,000 to $199,999	52,681	19.21	46,953	17.21	-5,728	-10.87
$200,000 to $299,999	66,950	24.42	70,370	25.79	3,420	5.11
$300,000 to $499,999	38,398	14.00	44,198	16.20	5,800	15.10
$500,000 to $999,999	13,975	5.10	14,759	5.41	784	5.61
$1,000,000 or more	4,590	1.67	4,523	1.66	-67	-1.46
Median	184,800		196,800		12,000	6.49
Selected Monthly Owner Costs (SMOC)
Housing units with a mortgage	158,858	100.00	150,293	100.00	-8,565	-5.39
Less than $300	581	0.37	616	0.41	35	6.02
$300 to $499	3,520	2.22	3,692	2.46	172	4.89
$500 to $699	12,801	8.06	10,065	6.70	-2,736	-21.37
$700 to $999	32,685	20.57	29,166	19.41	-3,519	-10.77
$1,000 to $1,499	58,641	36.91	57,074	37.98	-1,567	-2.67
$1,500 to $1,999	29,739	18.72	29,105	19.37	-634	-2.13
$2,000 or more	20,891	13.15	20,575	13.69	-316	-1.51
Median	1,233		1,251		18	1.46
Gross Rent
Occupied units paying rent	122,509	100.00	125,986	100.00	3,477	2.84
Less than $200	5,311	4.34	3,623	2.88	-1,688	-31.78
$200 to $299	5,459	4.46	4,943	3.92	-516	-9.45
$300 to $499	19,949	16.28	17,231	13.68	-2,718	-13.62
$500 to $749	43,251	35.30	43,544	34.56	293	0.68
$750 to $999	25,760	21.03	31,250	24.80	5,490	21.31
$1,000 to $1,499	17,613	14.38	19,110	15.17	1,497	8.50
$1,500 or more	5,166	4.22	6,285	4.99	1,119	21.66
Median	681		711		30	4.41

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