COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Musselshell County

Montana · 4,106 residents · 1,869 sq mi

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With 4,106 people, Musselshell County is a county in Montana. At a median age of 39.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $31,000. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. 23.3% of locals live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Montana median by roughly 28%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,106

−9%vs 2000

vs 4,497 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.4

−9%vs 2000

vs 43.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,869 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.8%(199)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(283)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(346)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(306)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.6%(146)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.1%(455)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.5%(720)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(366)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.3%(464)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.2%(460)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.3%(301)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(60)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,661

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,527 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,941

−42%vs 2000

vs $15,389 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.3%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,000

−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$264

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $350 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.1%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.9% in 2000

21.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(4,314)

Black0.1%(3)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(72)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(4,056)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2%(81)

Asian0.3%(14)

Other0.9%(36)

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%(156)

Puerto Rican0.7%(34)

Spaniard0.2%(10)

Cuban0.1%(5)

Ancestry

German19.4%(1,001)

English13.1%(675)

Irish11.4%(588)

American8.4%(431)

Norwegian4.1%(210)

Dutch3.2%(164)

Danish3%(154)

Scotch-Irish2.9%(151)

Scottish2.3%(118)

Italian1.7%(88)

Swedish1.5%(78)

Slovene0.8%(39)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.7%(37)

French0.7%(34)

Czech0.5%(24)

Austrian0.4%(23)

French Canadian0.4%(23)

Hungarian0.4%(22)

Ukrainian0.4%(19)

Canadian0.3%(14)

Russian0.3%(13)

Welsh0.3%(13)

Croatian0.2%(12)

Slovak0.2%(10)

Finnish0.2%(9)

Portuguese0.1%(4)

Belgian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.4%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.9%

−11.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.5 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 22.7 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 married25.1%(553)

Married59.3%(1,305)

Widowed3.3%(73)

Divorced12.2%(269)

Women 15+

Never married14.6%(312)

Married56%(1,197)

Widowed13.5%(288)

Divorced16%(342)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.1%

−5.2 ptssince 2013

from 15.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.3%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.7%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.9%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.6%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 7.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.5%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 57.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.9%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% 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)12.5%(60)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.2%(73)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.4%(136)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 479 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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