COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Richland County

Montana · 10,716 residents · 2,085 sq mi

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Richland County is home to 10,716 people in Montana. Median home value sits at $43,800. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $280 a month. The average commute runs 15 minutes. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% 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

10,716

+11%vs 2000

vs 9,667 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.2

−15%vs 2000

vs 39.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,085 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(871)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(877)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.2%(1,091)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(772)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(450)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(1,697)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(1,709)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(912)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(908)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(865)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(479)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(85)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,264

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,110 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,091

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,006 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.0%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,800

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$280

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $347 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.7%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.4% in 2000

29.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(9,221)

Black0.1%(9)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(209)

Asian0.2%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(10,490)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino2%(217)

Asian0.1%(10)

Other2%(209)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.9%(440)

Puerto Rican0.7%(84)

South American0.2%(24)

Colombian0.2%(24)

Central American0.1%(11)

Honduran0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(41)

Malaysian0%(5)

Chinese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan1.7%(186)

Ancestry

German30.9%(3,472)

Norwegian18%(2,019)

American11.4%(1,285)

Irish10.6%(1,196)

English6.4%(717)

Italian4.2%(472)

Danish3.8%(422)

Swedish1.6%(183)

Dutch1.6%(180)

Scottish1.6%(175)

French Canadian1.5%(166)

Czech1.3%(150)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Polish1.2%(132)

Russian1%(114)

French0.8%(90)

Welsh0.6%(70)

Subsaharan African0.5%(54)

British0.5%(53)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(52)

Belgian0.3%(36)

Swiss0.2%(27)

Canadian0.2%(23)

Portuguese0.1%(12)

Ukrainian0.1%(12)

Finnish0.1%(10)

Romanian0.1%(8)

Australian0%(5)

Austrian0%(4)

Lithuanian0%(4)

Greek0%(3)

Slovene0%(1)

West Indian0%(1)

Jamaican0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.4%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.4%

−8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.0 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 11.2 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 married35.5%(1,630)

Married50.3%(2,311)

Widowed3%(140)

Divorced11.1%(510)

Women 15+

Never married26%(1,149)

Married55.3%(2,444)

Widowed8.4%(372)

Divorced10.2%(452)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

−15.1 ptssince 2013

from 19.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.8%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 58.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.5%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.0%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.2%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 71.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.6%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 31.7% 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)29.7%(143)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.6%(123)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.7%(162)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.8%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 481 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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