2022 population: 5,898 ( 85 from 2010 , 2 from 2020)
Land area: 3972.5 square miles
Population density: 1.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,523	76.69%	3.1%
Black:	11	0.19%	1000.0%
Indian:	1,025	17.38%	15.5%
Asian:	32	0.54%	18.5%
2+ races:	119	2.02%	35.2%
Hispanic:	188	3.19%	100.0%

Total non-White:	1,375	23.31%	3.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	93	7.9
Deaths:	165	14.0
Net Migration:	72	6.1
Net Immigration:	2	0.2

Change in White population:	136	2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-51	-0.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,813
4,387	75.47%
1	0.02%
1,213	20.87%
27	0.46%
88	1.51%
94	1.62%
1,426	24.53%

2000
5,970
5,009	83.90%
2	0.03%
858	14.37%
18	0.30%
38	0.64%
40	0.67%
961	16.10%

1990
5,452
5,190	95.19%
0	0.00%
194	3.56%
19	0.35%
n/a
49	0.90%
262	4.81%

1980
6,092
5,867	96.31%
1	0.02%
205	3.37%
3	0.05%
n/a
14	0.23%
225	3.69%

1970
6,473
6,257	96.66%
0	0.00%
152	2.35%
12	0.19%
n/a
51	0.79%
216	3.34%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
400	6.7
543	9.1
-646	-10.8
7	0.1

-622	-10.4
465	7.8

Number	Rate
1990's
516	9.5
590	10.8
-242	-4.4
4	0.1

-181	-3.3
699	12.8

Number	Rate
1980's
858	14.1
582	9.6
-913	-15.0
n/a

-677	-11.1
37	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-808	-12.5
n/a

-390	-6.0
9	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Chouteau County, MT

[Display all years]

Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.4
1,366	23.2%
4,532	76.8%
1,279	21.7%

2,184
2.65

1,331	60.9%
1,066	80.1%
58	4.4%
853	39.1%

2010
Number	Percent
41.5
1,551	26.7%
4,262	73.3%
1,008	17.3%

2,294
2.48

1,560	68.0%
1,200	76.9%
152	9.7%
734	32.0%

2000
Number	Percent
38.7
1,721	28.8%
4,249	71.2%
1,039	17.4%

2,240
2.58

1,626	72.6%
1,351	83.1%
134	8.2%
614	27.4%

1990
Number	Percent
36.7
1,536	28.2%
3,916	71.8%
948	17.4%

2,096
2.53

1,563	74.6%
1,415	90.5%
75	4.8%
533	25.4%

1980
Number	Percent
32.4
1,792	29.4%
4,300	70.6%
785	12.9%

2,201
2.70

1,683	76.5%
1,527	90.7%
79	4.7%
518	23.5%

2022 Housing Data for Chouteau County, MT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	105	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	140	6.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	96	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	92	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	102	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	142	6.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	75	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	54	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	238	10.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	177	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	194	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	264	12.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	225	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	102	4.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	106	4.9%
$200,000 or more	72	3.3%

Median Household Income	51,791
Per Capita Income	28,980

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	91
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	85	3.9%
Public Assistance	69	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	281	12.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,145	63.7%
Unemployed	95	2.8%
In Armed Forces	19	0.6%

Total Labor Force	2,259	67.1%
Not in Labor Force	1,110	32.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	466	473	49.6%
Non-Profit	87	100	46.5%
Self-Employed	485	142	77.4%

Local Government	189	258	42.3%
State Government	23	30	43.4%
Federal Government	85	83	50.6%

Total Private + Self	951	615	60.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	384	471	44.9%
Total	1,335	1,086	55.1%

Pct. Govt.	27.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	666	26.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	372	15.0%
Professional, Technical	425	17.1%
Service Occupations	422	17.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	124	5.0%
All others	601	24.2%

White Collar		58.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	618	24.9%
Health care and social assistance	371	14.9%
Public administration	261	10.5%
Educational services	206	8.3%
Construction	190	7.6%
Retail trade	170	6.8%
Accommodation and food services	99	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	73	2.9%
Manufacturing	69	2.8%
Wholesale trade	64	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	62	2.5%
Transportation and warehousing	61	2.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	55	2.2%
Finance and insurance	52	2.1%
Other services	52	2.1%
Management	22	0.9%
Information	22	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	17	0.7%
Utilities	16	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	130	2.20%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	41	0.70%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	41	0.70%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3	0.05%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	3	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3	0.05%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	17	0.29%
Korean	6	0.10%
Japanese	3	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,471	98.9%
Spanish	22	0.4%
German, other Germanic	20	0.4%
Tagalog	13	0.2%
Other Indo-European	6	0.1%
Other	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,053	17.9%
American	808	13.7%
English	673	11.4%
Irish	636	10.8%
Norwegian	420	7.1%
European	399	6.8%
Scandinavian	173	2.9%
Swedish	101	1.7%
French	98	1.7%
Scottish	87	1.5%
Czech	74	1.3%
Dutch	72	1.2%
Polish	61	1.0%
Welsh	52	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	43	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,872	99.6%
Not a citizen	25	0.4%

Native	5,833	98.9%
Foreign-born	64	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
68	1.7%	245	6.0%	1,539	37.7%	1,227	30.1%	731	17.9%	269	6.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	68	1.7%
9-12 Years	245	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,539	37.7%
Some College	1,227	30.1%
Bach. Degree	731	17.9%
Grad Degree	269	6.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,597	2,529	68	2.6%	6.1%
1991	2,606	2,519	87	3.3%	6.9%
1992	2,645	2,575	70	2.6%	6.7%
1993	2,522	2,468	54	2.1%	6.1%
1994	2,662	2,575	87	3.3%	5.5%
1995	2,663	2,575	88	3.3%	5.7%
1996	2,752	2,676	76	2.8%	5.6%
1997	2,682	2,617	65	2.4%	5.5%
1998	2,829	2,739	90	3.2%	5.6%
1999	2,903	2,811	92	3.2%	5.3%

2000	2,814	2,707	107	3.8%	4.8%
2001	2,711	2,613	98	3.6%	4.6%
2002	2,463	2,375	88	3.6%	4.6%
2003	2,500	2,415	85	3.4%	4.7%
2004	2,599	2,512	87	3.3%	4.5%
2005	2,629	2,538	91	3.5%	4.1%
2006	2,586	2,517	69	2.7%	3.3%
2007	2,533	2,458	75	3.0%	3.4%
2008	2,675	2,586	89	3.3%	4.7%
2009	2,596	2,487	109	4.2%	7.1%

2010	2,740	2,622	118	4.3%	7.2%
2011	2,654	2,539	115	4.3%	6.6%
2012	2,669	2,568	101	3.8%	5.8%
2013	2,588	2,494	94	3.6%	5.4%
2014	2,592	2,508	84	3.2%	4.7%
2015	2,525	2,440	85	3.4%	4.3%
2016	2,513	2,415	98	3.9%	4.3%
2017	2,492	2,409	83	3.3%	4.1%
2018	2,475	2,400	75	3.0%	3.8%
2019	2,460	2,391	69	2.8%	3.6%

2020	2,454	2,359	95	3.9%	5.9%
2021	2,467	2,399	68	2.8%	3.4%
2022	2,490	2,433	57	2.3%	2.6%
2023	2,507	2,428	79	3.2%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,847
Median Value	$172,000

Occupied	2,184	76.7%
Vacant	663	23.3%

Owned	1,495	68.5%
Rented	689	31.5%
Median Rent	$428

Single-Family Units	2,244	78.8%
Detached	2,238	78.6%
Attached	6	0.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	139	4.9%
Mobile Homes	411	14.4%

Chouteau County, MT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chouteau County, MT

2022 Housing Data for Chouteau County, MT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chouteau County, MT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chouteau County, MT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chouteau County, MT

Historical Labor Force Data for Chouteau County, MT