CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Dillon

Montana · 3,991 residents · 1.90 sq mi

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Dillon is home to 3,991 people in Montana. Median home value sits at $52,500. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average. The poverty rate is 21.6%, above the 13.2% national rate. Renters pay $253 a month at the median. 56% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,991

+6%vs 2000

vs 3,752 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.5

−16%vs 2000

vs 38.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.90 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(258)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(302)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(235)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(337)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.4%(415)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(551)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.1%(443)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(402)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(353)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(322)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(265)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(108)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,732

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,389 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,765

−41%vs 2000

vs $16,432 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.6%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,500

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$253

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $376 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.1%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.3% in 2000

43.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.3%(3,574)

Black0.2%(8)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(73)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(3,914)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(24)

Asian0.7%(27)

Other1.3%(50)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.3%(135)

Central American0.5%(22)

Salvadoran0.5%(22)

Puerto Rican0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(18)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(1)

Ancestry

English19.8%(809)

German19.8%(808)

Irish12.2%(500)

Norwegian8.9%(365)

American5.9%(240)

Italian4.6%(186)

Scottish3.2%(132)

Dutch2.4%(100)

Polish2.3%(95)

Swedish2%(82)

Danish1.5%(61)

French1.3%(54)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

British0.9%(36)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(30)

Austrian0.6%(26)

Swiss0.6%(25)

Arab0.3%(11)

Lebanese0.3%(11)

Serbian0.3%(11)

Russian0.2%(9)

French Canadian0.2%(8)

Hungarian0.2%(7)

Welsh0.2%(7)

Greek0.1%(3)

Finnish0%(1)

Portuguese0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.2%

−9.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.7%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.8%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.5 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 11.8 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 married40.1%(691)

Married38.4%(662)

Widowed2.1%(36)

Divorced19.5%(336)

Women 15+

Never married36.9%(631)

Married40.5%(693)

Widowed7.4%(126)

Divorced15.2%(260)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.1%

−4.8 ptssince 2013

from 6.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.4%

+8.6 ptssince 2020

from 41.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.4%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 26.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 5.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.4%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 67.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 43.9% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6.9%(16)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era53.4%(124)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 232 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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