COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Prairie County

Montana · 1,383 residents · 1,737 sq mi

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Prairie County is home to 1,383 people in Montana. The median age is 43.3, about 10 years above the US median. The average commute runs 43 minutes. The typical home is worth $19,700. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. That trails the Montana median by roughly 27%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,383

+15%vs 2000

vs 1,199 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.3

−11%vs 2000

vs 48.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,737 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55%(69)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.1%(71)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(117)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(101)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.2%(31)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.7%(134)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(207)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(143)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.6%(160)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.9%(192)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.8%(122)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(36)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,694

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,451 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,497

−41%vs 2000

vs $14,422 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$19,700

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$239

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $283 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.9%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.5% in 2000

21.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(1,171)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(8)

Asian0.2%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(1,365)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(8)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other1.2%(16)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Asian origin

Japanese2.7%(34)

Ancestry

German41.7%(521)

Irish14.6%(183)

American10.5%(131)

English10.2%(128)

Dutch4.7%(59)

Scotch-Irish3.2%(40)

Swedish2.3%(29)

Norwegian2.2%(27)

Russian2%(25)

Italian1.7%(21)

Swiss1%(12)

Scottish0.9%(11)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Croatian0.8%(10)

French0.8%(10)

French Canadian0.6%(7)

Danish0.4%(5)

Polish0.2%(2)

Canadian0.1%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.2%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.1%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

43.3 min

+250%vs 2000

vs 12.4 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 married24.7%(140)

Married51.8%(293)

Widowed14%(79)

Divorced9.5%(54)

Women 15+

Never married4.4%(21)

Married71%(335)

Widowed10.8%(51)

Divorced13.8%(65)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

−11.2 ptssince 2013

from 15.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

27.9%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.5%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

44.3%

+13.2 ptssince 2020

from 31.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.4%

−7.8 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.0%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 50.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 59.2% 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)8.8%(8)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era81.3%(74)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 91 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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