2022 population: 6,078 ( 75 from 2010 , 173 from 2020)
Land area: 1624.6 square miles
Population density: 3.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,807	79.09%	5.0%
Black:	37	0.61%	428.6%
Indian:	898	14.77%	3.5%
Asian:	36	0.59%	176.9%
2+ races:	131	2.16%	12.0%
Hispanic:	169	2.78%	94.3%

Total non-White:	1,271	20.91%	16.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	141	11.9
Deaths:	158	13.4
Net Migration:	180	15.2
Net Immigration:	19	1.6

Change in White population:	-253	-4.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	178	2.9

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
6,153
5,060	82.24%
7	0.11%
868	14.11%
13	0.21%
117	1.90%
87	1.41%
1,093	17.76%

2000
6,424
5,347	83.23%
6	0.09%
916	14.26%
12	0.19%
89	1.39%
54	0.84%
1,077	16.77%

1990
6,433
5,681	88.31%
19	0.30%
704	10.94%
29	0.45%
n/a
0	0.00%
752	11.69%

1980
6,731
6,056	89.97%
2	0.03%
641	9.52%
0	0.00%
n/a
32	0.48%
675	10.03%

1970
6,611
6,049	91.50%
1	0.02%
546	8.26%
3	0.05%
n/a
7	0.11%
562	8.50%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
693	10.8
661	10.3
-618	-9.6
-1	-0.0

-287	-4.5
16	0.2

Number	Rate
1990's
810	12.6
685	10.6
-363	-5.6
-17	-0.3

-334	-5.2
325	5.1

Number	Rate
1980's
1,220	18.1
641	9.5
-943	-14.0
n/a

-375	-5.6
77	1.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-500	-7.6
n/a

7	0.1
113	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Pondera 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
41.6
1,400	23.0%
4,678	77.0%
1,267	20.8%

2,153
2.69

1,459	67.8%
1,159	79.4%
78	5.3%
694	32.2%

2010
Number	Percent
42.8
1,536	25.0%
4,617	75.0%
1,161	18.9%

2,285
2.41

1,528	66.9%
1,218	79.7%
133	8.7%
757	33.1%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
1,898	29.5%
4,526	70.5%
1,037	16.1%

2,414
2.63

1,742	72.2%
1,478	84.8%
126	7.2%
672	27.8%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
1,969	30.6%
4,464	69.4%
1,058	16.4%

2,156
2.75

1,571	72.9%
1,366	87.0%
105	6.7%
585	27.1%

1980
Number	Percent
30.6
2,154	32.0%
4,577	68.0%
876	13.0%

2,379
2.80

1,830	76.9%
1,677	91.6%
39	2.1%
549	23.1%

2022 Housing Data for Pondera County, MT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	107	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	55	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	110	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	115	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	76	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	134	6.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	120	5.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	100	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	126	5.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	136	6.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	204	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	317	14.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	215	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	73	3.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	160	7.4%
$200,000 or more	105	4.9%

Median Household Income	59,861
Per Capita Income	30,424

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	98	4.6%
Public Assistance	80	3.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	240	11.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,291	68.0%
Unemployed	181	5.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,472	73.4%
Not in Labor Force	895	26.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	770	512	60.1%
Non-Profit	72	195	27.0%
Self-Employed	362	181	66.7%

Local Government	141	227	38.3%
State Government	35	84	29.4%
Federal Government	19	19	50.0%

Total Private + Self	1,132	693	62.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	267	525	33.7%
Total	1,399	1,218	53.5%

Pct. Govt.	20.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	470	17.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	455	17.2%
Professional, Technical	548	20.7%
Service Occupations	555	21.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	103	3.9%
All others	613	23.2%

White Collar		55.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	493	18.7%
Health care and social assistance	349	13.2%
Educational services	277	10.5%
Retail trade	266	10.1%
Wholesale trade	183	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	165	6.2%
Construction	147	5.6%
Public administration	123	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	95	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	94	3.6%
Finance and insurance	75	2.8%
Other services	74	2.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	61	2.3%
Manufacturing	53	2.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	44	1.7%
Utilities	40	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	40	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	38	1.4%
Information	24	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	120	2.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	21	0.35%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	7	0.12%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	14	0.23%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Cambodian	5	0.08%
Japanese	4	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,096	91.1%
German, other Germanic	351	6.3%
Spanish	87	1.6%
Other	49	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.1%
Other Asian	5	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,470	24.6%
Norwegian	647	10.8%
Irish	604	10.1%
Dutch	411	6.9%
English	324	5.4%
American	263	4.4%
European	193	3.2%
Swedish	125	2.1%
French	115	1.9%
French Canadian	111	1.9%
Scottish	94	1.6%
Swiss	90	1.5%
Belgian	74	1.2%
Canadian	73	1.2%
Pennsylvania German	69	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,928	99.0%
Not a citizen	59	1.0%

Native	5,876	98.1%
Foreign-born	111	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
281	6.8%	215	5.2%	1,229	29.8%	1,493	36.2%	727	17.6%	174	4.2%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	281	6.8%
9-12 Years	215	5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,229	29.8%
Some College	1,493	36.2%
Bach. Degree	727	17.6%
Grad Degree	174	4.2%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,954	2,841	113	3.8%	6.1%
1991	2,884	2,776	108	3.7%	6.9%
1992	3,004	2,860	144	4.8%	6.7%
1993	2,950	2,851	99	3.4%	6.1%
1994	3,075	2,962	113	3.7%	5.5%
1995	3,045	2,916	129	4.2%	5.7%
1996	3,168	3,021	147	4.6%	5.6%
1997	3,156	3,027	129	4.1%	5.5%
1998	3,347	3,171	176	5.3%	5.6%
1999	3,420	3,255	165	4.8%	5.3%

2000	2,990	2,846	144	4.8%	4.8%
2001	2,880	2,754	126	4.4%	4.6%
2002	2,747	2,620	127	4.6%	4.6%
2003	2,756	2,618	138	5.0%	4.7%
2004	2,689	2,543	146	5.4%	4.5%
2005	2,719	2,588	131	4.8%	4.1%
2006	2,746	2,641	105	3.8%	3.3%
2007	2,737	2,635	102	3.7%	3.4%
2008	2,642	2,507	135	5.1%	4.7%
2009	2,581	2,413	168	6.5%	7.1%

2010	2,955	2,785	170	5.8%	7.2%
2011	2,929	2,761	168	5.7%	6.6%
2012	2,941	2,801	140	4.8%	5.8%
2013	2,904	2,762	142	4.9%	5.4%
2014	2,844	2,704	140	4.9%	4.7%
2015	2,867	2,736	131	4.6%	4.3%
2016	2,864	2,739	125	4.4%	4.3%
2017	2,742	2,635	107	3.9%	4.1%
2018	2,719	2,608	111	4.1%	3.8%
2019	2,685	2,582	103	3.8%	3.6%

2020	2,685	2,553	132	4.9%	5.9%
2021	2,643	2,558	85	3.2%	3.4%
2022	2,631	2,563	68	2.6%	2.6%
2023	2,657	2,581	76	2.9%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,751
Median Value	$172,000

Occupied	2,153	78.3%
Vacant	598	21.7%

Owned	1,436	66.7%
Rented	717	33.3%
Median Rent	$785

Single-Family Units	2,066	75.1%
Detached	2,031	73.8%
Attached	35	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	174	6.3%
Mobile Homes	379	13.8%

Pondera County, MT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pondera County, MT

2022 Housing Data for Pondera County, MT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pondera County, MT

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pondera County, MT

Historical Labor Force Data for Pondera County, MT