COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Powder River County

Montana · 2,090 residents · 3,298 sq mi

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Powder River County is home to 2,090 people in Montana. The average commute runs 47 minutes. Median home value sits at $44,600. At a median age of 36.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. Median rent is $305 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,090

+12%vs 2000

vs 1,858 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

−13%vs 2000

vs 42.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3,298 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(156)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(160)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(157)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(152)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(87)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(274)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416%(334)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(205)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.3%(237)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(195)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(86)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(47)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,354

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,398 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,722

−17%vs 2000

vs $15,351 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.3%

+5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,600

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$305

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $346 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.4%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.8% in 2000

26.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(1,803)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(11)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(2,040)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(40)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other2.3%(48)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(24)

Asian origin

Japanese0.9%(17)

Ancestry

German29.3%(531)

English21.3%(387)

American10%(182)

Irish9.4%(170)

Norwegian7.7%(139)

Italian4.6%(83)

Scottish3.9%(71)

Dutch2.6%(47)

French1.6%(29)

Swedish1.3%(24)

Polish0.8%(14)

Danish0.7%(13)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.7%(13)

British0.3%(6)

Russian0.3%(6)

Armenian0.2%(4)

Bulgarian0.2%(4)

Czech0.2%(4)

Subsaharan African0.2%(4)

Swiss0.2%(4)

Welsh0.2%(4)

Canadian0.2%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.2%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

47.4 min

+296%vs 2000

vs 12.0 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 married25.6%(194)

Married57.3%(434)

Widowed4.1%(31)

Divorced13.1%(99)

Women 15+

Never married16.2%(119)

Married61.1%(450)

Widowed17.1%(126)

Divorced5.6%(41)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.6%

−9.8 ptssince 2013

from 17.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 39.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

29.0%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 30.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.1%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.2%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.7%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 68.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.0%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 39.3% 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)44.2%(34)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)3.9%(3)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39%(30)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 77 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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