CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Superior

Montana · 865 residents · 0.96 sq mi

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Superior is a city of 865 people in Montana. The typical home is worth $42,700. The median age is 37.1, about 4 years above the US median. Median rent is $252 a month. The median household earns $20,109, about 33% below the national median. The poverty rate is 18.7%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

865

−3%vs 2000

vs 893 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.1

−6%vs 2000

vs 39.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.96 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024896

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(64)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(56)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(71)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(60)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(48)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.5%(108)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.6%(144)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(93)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(84)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(69)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.2%(54)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(14)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,109

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,333 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,906

−30%vs 2000

vs $14,154 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.7%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,700

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$252

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $421 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.1%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.2% in 2000

33.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92%(822)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(17)

Asian0.8%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(833)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(8)

Asian0.5%(4)

Other3.2%(28)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(7)

Asian origin

Japanese0.3%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1%(9)

Ancestry

German23.7%(212)

Irish12.3%(110)

English9.8%(88)

French8.6%(77)

Scotch-Irish5.6%(50)

Scottish3.8%(34)

Norwegian3.5%(31)

Italian3.3%(30)

American2.6%(23)

Welsh1.7%(15)

Swedish1.6%(14)

Dutch1.5%(13)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Polish1.2%(11)

Canadian0.6%(5)

Danish0.4%(4)

Portuguese0.4%(4)

French Canadian0.2%(2)

Israeli0.2%(2)

Russian0.2%(2)

Romanian0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest French population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.0%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.9%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.2 min

−3%vs 2000

vs 16.6 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 married24.4%(93)

Married41.7%(159)

Widowed5.2%(20)

Divorced28.6%(109)

Women 15+

Never married21%(81)

Married47.3%(182)

Widowed5.2%(20)

Divorced26.5%(102)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.1%

−9.2 ptssince 2013

from 22.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

25.1%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.4%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

39.4%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 40.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.3%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 27.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.4%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.6%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 50.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

67.3%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 59.6% 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)20.8%(22)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era52.8%(56)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.5%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 106 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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