COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Chouteau County

Montana · 5,452 residents · 3,973 sq mi

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Chouteau County is home to 5,452 people in Montana. The typical home is worth $43,000. The median age is 36.7, about 4 years above the US median. Getting to work takes 30 minutes on average. Renters pay $272 a month at the median. The median household earns $22,362, about 26% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,452

−9%vs 2000

vs 5,970 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

−7%vs 2000

vs 39.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3,973 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(386)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(484)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(428)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(332)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.5%(191)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(757)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(851)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(493)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.7%(582)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(551)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(313)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(84)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,362

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,150 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,290

−24%vs 2000

vs $14,851 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.4%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,000

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$272

+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $287 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.3%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.8% in 2000

30.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.9%(5,009)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(40)

Asian0.2%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(5,216)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(49)

Asian0.4%(24)

Other3.9%(212)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(110)

Puerto Rican0.8%(48)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(4)

Korean0.1%(3)

Filipino0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(29)

Ancestry

German16.2%(958)

American12.3%(728)

English10%(589)

Norwegian8.9%(525)

Irish7.1%(422)

French1.7%(100)

Scottish1.6%(97)

Swedish1.4%(81)

Czech1.4%(80)

Danish1.4%(80)

Polish1%(59)

Dutch1%(58)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.9%(51)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(34)

Welsh0.6%(33)

Austrian0.5%(30)

Russian0.5%(29)

British0.4%(21)

French Canadian0.3%(20)

Finnish0.2%(13)

Hungarian0.2%(12)

Slovak0.2%(12)

Swiss0.2%(12)

Belgian0.2%(10)

Greek0.2%(10)

Arab0.2%(9)

Syrian0.2%(9)

Croatian0.2%(9)

Ukrainian0.2%(9)

Lithuanian0.1%(3)

Portuguese0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.8%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.4%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.1 min

+94%vs 2000

vs 15.5 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 married36%(887)

Married49.5%(1,219)

Widowed5.9%(145)

Divorced8.6%(212)

Women 15+

Never married27.1%(654)

Married51.7%(1,247)

Widowed14.3%(344)

Divorced6.9%(166)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.7%

−16.6 ptssince 2013

from 22.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.8%

−5.9 ptssince 2020

from 36.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.7%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.5%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.0%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 28.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.8%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 56.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.5%

+8.1 ptssince 2020

from 47.4% 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)18.3%(66)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.1%(105)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.6%(143)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5.8%(21)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 361 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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