COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Phillips County

Montana · 5,163 residents · 5,140 sq mi

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Phillips County is home to 5,163 people in Montana. Median home value sits at $40,300. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $273 a month. The median household earns $22,245, about 26% below the national median. Owners hold 70% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,163

+12%vs 2000

vs 4,601 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.0

−17%vs 2000

vs 40.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5,140 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(385)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(456)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(460)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(357)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.3%(222)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(784)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(709)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(533)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(460)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(439)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(263)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(95)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,245

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,702 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,793

−28%vs 2000

vs $15,058 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.3%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,300

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$273

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $320 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.8%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.6% in 2000

30.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.8%(4,085)

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(53)

Asian0.3%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.3%(4,768)

Black0.1%(3)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(49)

Asian0.2%(8)

Other7.4%(384)

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 American0.6%(24)

Honduran0.6%(24)

Mexican0.5%(22)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.8%(34)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(13)

Ancestry

German24.9%(1,051)

Norwegian15.8%(665)

Irish15%(633)

English10.7%(452)

American8.8%(373)

Polish4.9%(208)

Scottish4%(170)

French3.3%(140)

Swedish3.3%(138)

Scotch-Irish2.4%(103)

Italian2.3%(96)

Canadian2.1%(88)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1.9%(79)

French Canadian1.3%(54)

Swiss1%(43)

Welsh1%(41)

Danish0.6%(26)

Ukrainian0.4%(18)

Russian0.3%(11)

British0.1%(3)

Austrian0%(2)

Belgian0%(2)

Czech0%(2)

Finnish0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.1%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.1%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.0 min

+96%vs 2000

vs 12.7 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 married28.6%(494)

Married54.6%(942)

Widowed7.2%(124)

Divorced9.6%(166)

Women 15+

Never married17.5%(292)

Married63.2%(1,052)

Widowed8.8%(147)

Divorced10.4%(173)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.6%

−10.4 ptssince 2013

from 18.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 32.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

31.1%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 27.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.5%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.7%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.7%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 48.5% 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)29.5%(65)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.9%(46)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.2%(95)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 220 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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