CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Havre

Montana · 9,621 residents · 3.71 sq mi

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With 9,621 people, Havre is a city in Montana. Getting to work takes 9 minutes on average. Median home value sits at $79,800. Renters pay $382 a month at the median. 59% of homes are owner-occupied. Median household income is $29,944, under the $42,589 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 35.2

Average education

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,621

−7%since 1990

from 10,322 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

+5%since 1990

from 32.7 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

3.71 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.1%(684)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.6%(632)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(708)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198.9%(861)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 249.4%(904)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.1%(1,070)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.3%(1,376)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.4%(1,288)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 647.3%(698)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.9%(661)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.5%(527)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.2%(212)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,944

−11%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $25,646 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,847

+31%since 1990

from $12,113 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

17.5%

+2.0 ptssince 1990

from 15.5% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$79,800

+9%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $55,400 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$382

−3%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $299 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

59.4%

−0.1 ptssince 1990

from 59.4% in 1990

40.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.1%(9,408)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(151)

Asian0.2%(18)

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.6%(8,327)

Black0.1%(11)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(142)

Asian0.4%(43)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2%(186)

Central American1.2%(111)

Nicaraguan0.6%(55)

Spaniard0.6%(55)

Guatemalan0.4%(40)

South American0.2%(18)

Colombian0.2%(18)

Salvadoran0.2%(16)

Cuban0.1%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(4)

Ancestry

German15.1%(1,398)

American13.7%(1,267)

Norwegian10.9%(1,006)

English10.3%(958)

Irish7.1%(655)

French3.2%(299)

Scottish2.9%(270)

Italian2%(183)

Swedish1.5%(142)

French Canadian1.1%(105)

Polish1%(97)

Russian0.8%(73)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.7%(67)

Welsh0.5%(47)

Dutch0.5%(43)

Czech0.5%(42)

Swiss0.4%(41)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(21)

British0.2%(20)

Subsaharan African0.1%(12)

Nigerian0.1%(12)

Austrian0.1%(9)

Finnish0.1%(9)

Greek0.1%(9)

Hungarian0.1%(9)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.9%

+0.6 ptssince 1990

from 22.3% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

89.8%

+8.7 ptssince 1990

from 81.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

7.3%

−0.5 ptssince 1990

from 7.8% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

9.1 min

−29%since 1990

from 12.9 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married32.4%(1,175)

Married57%(2,069)

Widowed1.5%(55)

Divorced9.1%(329)

Women 15+

Never married21.2%(838)

Married53%(2,096)

Widowed15.5%(613)

Divorced10.3%(409)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.7%

−8.5 ptssince 2013

from 15.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.0%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 53.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.8%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.5%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.5%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 68.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 42.8% 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)27.8%(118)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.2%(94)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.2%(111)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 424 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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