COMPARING TWO PLACES
Petroleum County vs Fergus County
PLACE A
Petroleum County, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Fergus County, Montana
Petroleum County is 95% smaller than Fergus County. Fergus County earns more, with a median household income $3,498 higher.
PETROLEUM COUNTYFERGUS COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population54811,825−95% vs Fergus County
Population density03−2
Population growth0.4%-1.2%+1.6 pts
Median age51.644.4+7.2
Male55.3%51.3%+4.0 pts
Female44.7%48.7%−4.0 pts
Foreign-born0.9%2.2%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.9%92.4%+6.5 pts
Black0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Asian0.7%0.7%+0.0 pts
Other0.4%4.0%−3.5 pts
Median household income$60,208$63,706−$3,498
Per capita income$39,919$35,574+$4,345
Poverty rate8.1%15.1%−7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4270.413+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%24.0%+6.8 pts
Graduate degree10.6%5.7%+5.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Labor force participation61.7%64.2%−2.5 pts
Median home value$201,400$236,100−$34,700
Median gross rent$800$954−$154
Owner-occupied72.9%63.4%+9.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.9%11.8%+17.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%32.5%−32.5 pts
Average commute16.218.3−2.1
Worked from home15.3%16.8%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured6.7%16.2%−9.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025