CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Whitehall

Montana · 1,067 residents · 0.71 sq mi

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Whitehall is a city of 1,067 people in Montana. Median home value sits at $47,600. At a median age of 36.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median rent is $263 a month. Median household income is $19,674, under the $30,130 national median. Owners hold 70% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,067

+2%vs 2000

vs 1,044 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

−13%vs 2000

vs 41.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.71 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(74)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(87)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(80)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(71)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(56)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(149)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(130)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(111)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(91)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.2%(109)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.1%(86)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(23)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,674

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,940 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,464

−33%vs 2000

vs $15,527 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.9%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,600

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$263

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $408 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.8%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.7% in 2000

30.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.6%(977)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(18)

Asian0.3%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(1,051)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1%(11)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.5%(16)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.2%(26)

Ancestry

German24.9%(288)

English21.1%(244)

Irish16.1%(186)

Norwegian8.8%(102)

Polish8.8%(102)

Dutch5%(58)

Czech3.4%(39)

Italian3.3%(38)

French3%(35)

Scottish2.2%(26)

Swedish2%(23)

Danish1.8%(21)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian1.3%(15)

Finnish1%(12)

Austrian1%(11)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(4)

American0.3%(3)

Swiss0.3%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.5%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.0%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.5 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 20.2 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 married37.6%(182)

Married38.8%(188)

Widowed11.2%(54)

Divorced12.4%(60)

Women 15+

Never married21.5%(103)

Married46.8%(224)

Widowed21.3%(102)

Divorced10.4%(50)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.1%

−16.4 ptssince 2013

from 28.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

26.9%

−25.7 ptssince 2020

from 52.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.6%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

37.2%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.0%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.6%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 7.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

39.9%

−18.3 ptssince 2020

from 58.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

64.4%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 61.9% 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)18.5%(12)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.5%(12)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era80%(52)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 65 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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