COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Mineral County

Montana · 3,884 residents · 1,220 sq mi

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Mineral County is a county of 3,884 people in Montana. The median age is 41.1, about 6 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. Median household income is $27,143, under the $42,589 national median. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. That trails the Montana median by roughly 18%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 41.1

US median: 35.2

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 53%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,884

+17%since 1990

from 3,315 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.1

+14%since 1990

from 35.9 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

1,220 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55%(194)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.4%(250)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(296)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.6%(297)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244%(155)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 349.8%(380)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.6%(604)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5416.3%(634)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6413.5%(524)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.6%(335)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.5%(173)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.1%(42)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,143

−2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $20,938 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,166

+61%since 1990

from $9,440 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

15.8%

−1.8 ptssince 1990

from 17.6% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$87,000

+53%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $43,300 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$418

+23%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $258 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

73.4%

+0.5 ptssince 1990

from 72.9% in 1990

26.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(3,222)

Black0.1%(4)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(57)

Asian0.6%(21)

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.6%(3,637)

Black0.2%(8)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(61)

Asian0.5%(19)

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%(151)

Spaniard0.5%(26)

Puerto Rican0.1%(5)

Central American0.1%(3)

Salvadoran0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(9)

Japanese0.1%(3)

Korean0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.4%(18)

Native Hawaiian0.2%(9)

Ancestry

German21.9%(1,084)

English14.1%(697)

Irish11.8%(583)

French6.8%(338)

Italian4.5%(223)

Norwegian3.4%(171)

American2.8%(137)

Scottish2.4%(117)

Swedish1.7%(85)

Polish1.7%(82)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(63)

Welsh1.1%(54)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.8%(38)

Slovene0.6%(32)

Canadian0.6%(29)

Dutch0.4%(21)

Russian0.4%(21)

Croatian0.4%(19)

Romanian0.3%(16)

Finnish0.3%(15)

Lithuanian0.3%(13)

Portuguese0.3%(13)

Danish0.2%(11)

Ukrainian0.2%(10)

Czech0.2%(9)

Australian0.2%(8)

Greek0.1%(6)

British0.1%(5)

Swiss0.1%(5)

Hungarian0.1%(4)

Arab0%(2)

Egyptian0%(2)

Austrian0%(2)

Israeli0%(2)

Turkish0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.3%

−0.8 ptssince 1990

from 13.1% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

83.2%

+9.2 ptssince 1990

from 74.0% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−0.2 ptssince 1990

from 3.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.8 min

−26%since 1990

from 24.0 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 married24.2%(394)

Married59.3%(964)

Widowed2.6%(43)

Divorced13.9%(226)

Women 15+

Never married14.4%(219)

Married65.3%(995)

Widowed8.9%(135)

Divorced11.4%(174)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.1%

−15.3 ptssince 2013

from 24.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.7%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.8%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.6%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.8%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 5.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.7%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 52.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.0%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 58.9% 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)17.1%(92)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.1%(124)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38%(204)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 537 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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