COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Sanders County

Montana · 8,669 residents · 2,760 sq mi

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With 8,669 people, Sanders County is a county in Montana. The typical home is worth $42,000. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. The median age is 36.7, about 4 years above the US median. Median rent is $243 a month. Households take in $18,616 at the median, 38% less than the US figure.

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%

More affordable

home values down 38%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,669

−15%vs 2000

vs 10,227 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

−17%vs 2000

vs 44.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,760 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(582)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(737)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(739)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(621)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.4%(298)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.7%(1,103)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417%(1,475)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(859)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(856)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(840)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(451)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(108)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,616

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,852 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,459

−35%vs 2000

vs $14,593 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.6%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,000

−38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $89,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$243

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $390 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.1%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.4% in 2000

24.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.9%(9,299)

Black0.1%(13)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(159)

Asian0.3%(31)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.4%(8,098)

Black0.1%(6)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(142)

Asian0.3%(27)

Other6.2%(538)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(205)

Spaniard0.4%(49)

Puerto Rican0.3%(39)

Cuban0.3%(38)

Central American0.1%(11)

Salvadoran0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Korean0.3%(39)

Vietnamese0.1%(10)

Filipino0.1%(8)

Japanese0%(1)

Thai0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(21)

Guamanian0.1%(8)

Fijian0%(5)

Samoan0%(4)

Ancestry

German22.6%(3,004)

English13.4%(1,775)

Irish12.5%(1,655)

American7.7%(1,022)

Norwegian7.5%(993)

Dutch3.6%(479)

Scotch-Irish3.1%(417)

Polish2.9%(383)

Swedish2.5%(326)

French2.3%(303)

Italian2.3%(301)

Scottish1.4%(192)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

British1%(139)

Swiss0.5%(73)

Lithuanian0.5%(70)

Danish0.5%(67)

French Canadian0.4%(53)

Welsh0.4%(49)

Austrian0.3%(43)

Russian0.3%(40)

Finnish0.3%(39)

Armenian0.3%(38)

Hungarian0.2%(24)

Slovak0.2%(21)

Portuguese0.1%(18)

Greek0.1%(14)

West Indian0.1%(14)

Haitian0.1%(14)

Czech0.1%(11)

Serbian0.1%(7)

Canadian0%(5)

Croatian0%(3)

Slovene0%(3)

Belgian0%(2)

Subsaharan African0%(2)

Ukrainian0%(2)

Australian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.8%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.2%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.9 min

+48%vs 2000

vs 17.5 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 married23.8%(1,398)

Married54.1%(3,178)

Widowed8.5%(497)

Divorced13.6%(800)

Women 15+

Never married16.8%(944)

Married60.1%(3,373)

Widowed10.1%(566)

Divorced13%(731)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.7%

−10.5 ptssince 2013

from 24.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

29.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 29.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.2%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

36.1%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 34.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.9%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.8%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.0%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 56.8% 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)13.4%(198)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.1%(224)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era55.2%(817)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.6%(98)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,479 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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