COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Granite County

Montana · 2,548 residents · 1,727 sq mi

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Granite County is a county of 2,548 people in Montana. The median age is 39.3, about 6 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $37,200. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 33 minutes on average. The poverty rate is 21.8%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 41%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,548

−10%vs 2000

vs 2,830 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.3

−8%vs 2000

vs 42.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,727 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(169)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(211)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(170)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(188)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.2%(81)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.8%(326)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(361)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.1%(334)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(238)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.9%(278)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(171)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(21)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,278

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,813 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,049

−40%vs 2000

vs $16,636 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.8%

+4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,200

−41%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$252

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $381 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.4%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.4% in 2000

24.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.3%(2,696)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(36)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(2,522)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(10)

Asian0.3%(8)

Other0.7%(18)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American0.5%(16)

Mexican0.3%(11)

Honduran0.3%(9)

Puerto Rican0.2%(8)

Nicaraguan0.2%(7)

Cuban0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(24)

Korean0.1%(4)

Filipino0.1%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(2)

Ancestry

German19.2%(665)

English14.8%(514)

Irish11.9%(413)

American7.7%(266)

Swedish7.3%(252)

Norwegian6.2%(214)

Dutch3.3%(114)

Scottish2.9%(99)

Italian2.8%(97)

French2.7%(92)

Polish1.4%(47)

British1.2%(40)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1%(35)

Croatian0.8%(26)

Finnish0.8%(26)

Czech0.7%(23)

Danish0.7%(23)

Swiss0.2%(8)

Hungarian0.2%(6)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(5)

Russian0.1%(3)

Slovene0.1%(2)

Iranian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.9%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.9%

−11.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.7 min

+48%vs 2000

vs 22.1 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 married26.3%(417)

Married59.1%(936)

Widowed3.3%(53)

Divorced11.2%(177)

Women 15+

Never married21.5%(315)

Married59.8%(874)

Widowed6.2%(91)

Divorced12.4%(182)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.5%

−8.8 ptssince 2013

from 17.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.2%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 37.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

28.4%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

33.2%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.0%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 7.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.3%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.5%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 49.2% 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)14.1%(47)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.8%(46)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.2%(154)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.6%(22)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 333 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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