COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Beaverhead County

Montana · 8,424 residents · 5,543 sq mi

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Beaverhead County is home to 8,424 people in Montana. Median home value sits at $54,700. Renters pay $262 a month at the median. The median household earns $20,925, about 31% below the national median. The poverty rate is 18.6%, above the 13.2% national rate. There are 778 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,424

−8%vs 2000

vs 9,202 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.9

−15%vs 2000

vs 37.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5,543 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(614)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(688)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(709)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(642)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(640)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(1,253)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(1,206)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(912)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(673)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(576)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(382)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(129)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,925

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,962 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,376

−34%vs 2000

vs $15,621 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.6%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,700

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$262

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $392 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.5%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.4% in 2000

38.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.4%(8,687)

Black0.1%(12)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(246)

Asian0.2%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(8,281)

Black0.2%(16)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(79)

Asian0.3%(27)

Other1.2%(100)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.8%(371)

Spaniard0.7%(64)

Central American0.2%(22)

Salvadoran0.2%(22)

Puerto Rican0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(23)

Chinese0.1%(5)

Japanese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(1)

Ancestry

German24.6%(2,385)

English18.7%(1,814)

Irish14.4%(1,401)

Norwegian8.1%(788)

American5%(483)

Italian4.3%(414)

Swedish2.5%(240)

Polish2.4%(234)

French2.2%(218)

Scottish2.1%(203)

Dutch2.1%(200)

Austrian1.2%(115)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Danish1.2%(114)

Finnish1%(94)

British0.8%(82)

Canadian0.8%(76)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(68)

Welsh0.6%(60)

Swiss0.5%(49)

Ukrainian0.4%(38)

Hungarian0.4%(37)

Russian0.4%(36)

French Canadian0.2%(17)

Croatian0.2%(15)

Serbian0.1%(13)

Arab0.1%(11)

Lebanese0.1%(11)

Portuguese0.1%(11)

Australian0.1%(9)

Greek0%(4)

Iranian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.6%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.9%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.5%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.7 min

+82%vs 2000

vs 11.9 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 married33.4%(1,444)

Married47.6%(2,055)

Widowed1.9%(80)

Divorced17.1%(740)

Women 15+

Never married25%(1,013)

Married55.6%(2,255)

Widowed8.1%(330)

Divorced11.3%(458)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.3%

−7.0 ptssince 2013

from 11.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.2%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 43.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.6%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.4%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.6%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 67.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.8%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% 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)12.3%(80)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.5%(101)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.2%(294)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.4%(48)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 650 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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