2022 population: 5,197 ( 659 from 2010 , 465 from 2020)
Land area: 1868.9 square miles
Population density: 2.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,646	89.40%	8.6%
Black:	53	1.02%	430.0%
Indian:	89	1.71%	53.4%
Asian:	72	1.39%	500.0%
2+ races:	114	2.19%	83.9%
Hispanic:	223	4.29%	89.0%

Total non-White:	551	10.60%	111.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	100	10.6
Deaths:	165	17.4
Net Migration:	529	55.9
Net Immigration:	1	0.1

Change in White population:	368	8.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	291	6.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,538
4,278	94.27%
10	0.22%
58	1.28%
12	0.26%
62	1.37%
118	2.60%
260	5.73%

2000
4,497
4,314	95.93%
3	0.07%
57	1.27%
6	0.13%
44	0.98%
72	1.60%
183	4.07%

1990
4,106
3,990	97.17%
0	0.00%
21	0.51%
14	0.34%
n/a
81	1.97%
116	2.83%

1980
4,428
4,389	99.12%
0	0.00%
14	0.32%
2	0.05%
n/a
23	0.52%
39	0.88%

1970
3,734
3,714	99.46%
0	0.00%
2	0.05%
2	0.05%
n/a
16	0.43%
20	0.54%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
422	9.4
526	11.7
218	4.8
1	0.0

-36	-0.8
77	1.7

Number	Rate
1990's
455	11.1
572	13.9
621	15.1
3	0.1

324	7.9
67	1.6

Number	Rate
1980's
612	13.8
486	11.0
-436	-9.8
n/a

-399	-9.0
77	1.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
480	12.9
n/a

675	18.1
19	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Musselshell County, MT

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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
52.0
921	17.7%
4,276	82.3%
1,419	27.3%

2,137
2.28

1,346	63.0%
1,169	86.8%
48	3.6%
791	37.0%

2010
Number	Percent
49.1
934	20.6%
3,604	79.4%
854	18.8%

2,046
2.19

1,276	62.4%
1,072	84.0%
80	6.3%
770	37.6%

2000
Number	Percent
43.0
1,062	23.6%
3,435	76.4%
785	17.5%

1,865
2.35

1,215	65.1%
1,039	85.5%
75	6.2%
650	34.9%

1990
Number	Percent
39.4
1,032	25.1%
3,074	74.9%
821	20.0%

1,668
2.40

1,126	67.5%
982	87.2%
54	4.8%
542	32.5%

1980
Number	Percent
32.7
1,301	29.4%
3,127	70.6%
696	15.7%

1,691
2.61

1,223	72.3%
1,106	90.4%
53	4.3%
468	27.7%

2022 Housing Data for Musselshell County, MT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	90	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	66	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	150	7.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	121	5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	80	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	185	8.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	60	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	53	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	139	6.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	321	15.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	191	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	289	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	159	7.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	79	3.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	62	2.9%
$200,000 or more	92	4.3%

Median Household Income	54,875
Per Capita Income	32,506

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	90
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	134	6.3%
Public Assistance	50	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	266	12.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,693	65.5%
Unemployed	101	3.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,794	69.4%
Not in Labor Force	790	30.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	767	531	59.1%
Non-Profit	39	96	28.9%
Self-Employed	126	102	55.3%

Local Government	50	101	33.1%
State Government	12	12	50.0%
Federal Government	31	80	27.9%

Total Private + Self	893	633	58.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	132	289	31.4%
Total	1,025	922	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	14.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	179	9.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	515	26.1%
Professional, Technical	288	14.6%
Service Occupations	320	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	180	9.1%
All others	673	34.1%

White Collar		49.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	321	16.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	221	11.2%
Retail trade	174	8.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	146	7.4%
Construction	132	6.7%
Other services	124	6.3%
Public administration	123	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	123	6.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	98	5.0%
Wholesale trade	91	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	88	4.5%
Educational services	83	4.2%
Manufacturing	74	3.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	64	3.2%
Accommodation and food services	41	2.1%
Utilities	29	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	18	0.9%
Finance and insurance	14	0.7%
Information	11	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	103	2.09%
Puerto Rican	38	0.77%
Cuban	2	0.04%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	25	0.51%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,638	97.8%
German, other Germanic	31	0.7%
Spanish	25	0.5%
Other	19	0.4%
Other Indo-European	16	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	7	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,190	24.2%
Irish	538	10.9%
English	524	10.6%
American	411	8.3%
Norwegian	321	6.5%
European	276	5.6%
Scottish	169	3.4%
Scotch-Irish	157	3.2%
Danish	149	3.0%
Dutch	128	2.6%
Swedish	101	2.1%
French	75	1.5%
Scandinavian	68	1.4%
Polish	62	1.3%
Italian	54	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,854	98.6%
Not a citizen	70	1.4%

Native	4,832	98.1%
Foreign-born	92	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
60	1.6%	268	7.3%	1,307	35.4%	1,329	36.0%	546	14.8%	182	4.9%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	60	1.6%
9-12 Years	268	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,307	35.4%
Some College	1,329	36.0%
Bach. Degree	546	14.8%
Grad Degree	182	4.9%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,795	1,665	130	7.2%	6.1%
1991	1,764	1,629	135	7.7%	6.9%
1992	1,805	1,673	132	7.3%	6.7%
1993	1,799	1,690	109	6.1%	6.1%
1994	1,883	1,753	130	6.9%	5.5%
1995	1,956	1,792	164	8.4%	5.7%
1996	1,947	1,781	166	8.5%	5.6%
1997	1,931	1,775	156	8.1%	5.5%
1998	1,956	1,811	145	7.4%	5.6%
1999	1,824	1,671	153	8.4%	5.3%

2000	2,102	1,973	129	6.1%	4.8%
2001	2,033	1,917	116	5.7%	4.6%
2002	2,055	1,925	130	6.3%	4.6%
2003	2,059	1,933	126	6.1%	4.7%
2004	2,099	1,974	125	6.0%	4.5%
2005	2,084	1,975	109	5.2%	4.1%
2006	2,082	2,002	80	3.8%	3.3%
2007	2,047	1,944	103	5.0%	3.4%
2008	2,168	2,050	118	5.4%	4.7%
2009	2,445	2,276	169	6.9%	7.1%

2010	2,383	2,221	162	6.8%	7.2%
2011	2,329	2,182	147	6.3%	6.6%
2012	2,416	2,291	125	5.2%	5.8%
2013	2,377	2,259	118	5.0%	5.4%
2014	2,362	2,266	96	4.1%	4.7%
2015	2,410	2,304	106	4.4%	4.3%
2016	2,294	2,172	122	5.3%	4.3%
2017	2,291	2,187	104	4.5%	4.1%
2018	2,284	2,186	98	4.3%	3.8%
2019	2,282	2,191	91	4.0%	3.6%

2020	2,328	2,185	143	6.1%	5.9%
2021	2,353	2,254	99	4.2%	3.4%
2022	2,356	2,288	68	2.9%	2.6%
2023	2,390	2,317	73	3.1%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,677
Median Value	$222,200

Occupied	2,137	79.8%
Vacant	540	20.2%

Owned	1,727	80.8%
Rented	410	19.2%
Median Rent	$1,035

Single-Family Units	2,185	81.6%
Detached	2,171	81.1%
Attached	14	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	15	0.6%
Mobile Homes	459	17.1%

Musselshell County, MT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Musselshell County, MT

2022 Housing Data for Musselshell County, MT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Musselshell County, MT

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Musselshell County, MT

Historical Labor Force Data for Musselshell County, MT