COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Chouteau County

Montana · 5,970 residents · 3,973 sq mi

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Chouteau County is home to 5,970 people in Montana. The median age is 39.3, about 4 years above the US median. Renters pay $287 a month at the median. The typical home is worth $70,000, having risen by half since 1990. The poverty rate is 20.5%, above the 12.4% national rate. The median household earns $29,150, about 32% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 39.3

US median: 35.2

Less educated

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,970

+10%since 1990

from 5,452 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.3

+7%since 1990

from 36.7 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

3,973 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.5%(386)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.7%(458)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(540)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198.1%(486)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244%(238)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 348.9%(529)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.2%(908)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414%(833)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.2%(549)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.5%(505)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846.6%(393)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.4%(145)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,150

−1%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $22,362 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,851

+32%since 1990

from $11,290 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

20.5%

+4.2 ptssince 1990

from 16.4% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$70,000

+24%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $43,000 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$287

−20%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $272 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

68.8%

−0.6 ptssince 1990

from 69.3% in 1990

31.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(49)

Asian0.4%(24)

2000

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

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(40)

Asian0.2%(12)

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

20.5%

+3.7 ptssince 1990

from 16.8% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

87.1%

+3.7 ptssince 1990

from 83.4% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.4%

+1.6 ptssince 1990

from 2.8% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.5 min

−49%since 1990

from 30.1 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married22.3%(509)

Married64.9%(1,481)

Widowed3.7%(84)

Divorced9.1%(207)

Women 15+

Never married16%(368)

Married64.8%(1,492)

Widowed11.6%(267)

Divorced7.6%(175)

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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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