CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Alberton

Montana · 370 residents · 0.55 sq mi

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Alberton is a city of 370 people in Montana. The typical home is worth $32,200. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 29 minutes on average. The median household earns $21,125, about 30% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 46%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

370

−1%vs 2000

vs 374 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.1

−16%vs 2000

vs 35.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.55 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024573

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(29)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.8%(40)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1415.4%(57)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(25)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.2%(8)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.1%(67)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.2%(60)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.8%(29)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647%(26)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.9%(18)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.4%(9)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,125

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,000 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,404

−36%vs 2000

vs $13,120 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.8%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,200

−46%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$354

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $470 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.1%

+5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.4% in 2000

27.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(364)

Black0.3%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.8%(347)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other6.2%(23)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American0.5%(3)

Salvadoran0.5%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.6%(9)

Ancestry

German31.2%(179)

Irish15.2%(87)

English7.3%(42)

Scottish5.9%(34)

Slovene5.6%(32)

Norwegian3.8%(22)

French2.4%(14)

Swedish2.3%(13)

American2.1%(12)

Italian1.4%(8)

Polish1.4%(8)

Portuguese1.2%(7)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1.2%(7)

French Canadian1%(6)

Russian0.9%(5)

Danish0.7%(4)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(3)

Swiss0.5%(3)

Arab0.3%(2)

Egyptian0.3%(2)

British0.2%(1)

Dutch0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Scottish population · Largest Slovene population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.4%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.6%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.3 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 24.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27%(55)

Married55.4%(113)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced17.6%(36)

Women 15+

Never married24.4%(54)

Married59.3%(131)

Widowed9.5%(21)

Divorced6.8%(15)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.8%

−25.1 ptssince 2013

from 28.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.2%

+14.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.3%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.0%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.5%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.4%

+9.1 ptssince 2020

from 55.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.3%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 44.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)42.9%(6)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.6%(4)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.7%(5)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 14 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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