COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Roosevelt County

Montana · 10,999 residents · 2,355 sq mi

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Roosevelt County is home to 10,999 people in Montana. The poverty rate is 27.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $40,500. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $19,445, under the $30,130 national median. Renters pay $280 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

10,999

+4%vs 2000

vs 10,620 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.1

−7%vs 2000

vs 32.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,355 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.8%(1,192)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.8%(1,075)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.6%(1,052)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(842)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(546)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(1,800)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(1,477)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(981)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(829)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(707)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(387)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(111)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,445

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,834 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,751

−32%vs 2000

vs $11,347 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.7%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,500

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$280

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $323 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.9%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.1% in 2000

36.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic40.8%(4,331)

Black0%(5)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(131)

Asian0.4%(45)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic51%(5,604)

Black0.1%(13)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(143)

Asian0.2%(26)

Other48.7%(5,356)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(203)

South American0.1%(15)

Ecuadorian0.1%(15)

Central American0.1%(14)

Honduran0.1%(14)

Spaniard0.1%(6)

Puerto Rican0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(64)

Chinese0.2%(26)

Japanese0.1%(8)

Korean0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(21)

Ancestry

German8.2%(865)

Norwegian6.3%(663)

American5.5%(584)

Irish3.8%(405)

English3.7%(392)

Danish2.4%(257)

Scottish1%(100)

Swedish0.9%(91)

Russian0.7%(69)

French0.6%(61)

Dutch0.5%(54)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(50)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.4%(43)

Polish0.3%(34)

Swiss0.2%(20)

Romanian0.1%(14)

Czech0.1%(13)

Ukrainian0.1%(13)

French Canadian0.1%(11)

Australian0.1%(9)

Welsh0.1%(9)

Slovak0.1%(8)

British0.1%(7)

Israeli0.1%(7)

Hungarian0%(2)

Portuguese0%(2)

Finnish0%(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

11.3%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.1%

−10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

+81%vs 2000

vs 10.5 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 married56.8%(2,167)

Married32.4%(1,237)

Widowed4.4%(167)

Divorced6.4%(246)

Women 15+

Never married46.7%(1,818)

Married32.8%(1,276)

Widowed12.7%(494)

Divorced7.7%(301)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

25.2%

−1.9 ptssince 2013

from 27.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.0%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 32.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.0%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.4%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.5%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

43.2%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 42.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.6% 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)12.9%(59)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.8%(104)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.4%(189)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.6%(21)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 456 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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