2022 population: 1,725 ( 18 from 2010 , 31 from 2020)
Land area: 3298.2 square miles
Population density: 0.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,587	92.00%	3.5%
Black:	3	0.17%	200.0%
Indian:	34	1.97%	25.9%
Asian:	3	0.17%	0.0%
2+ races:	46	2.67%	43.8%
Hispanic:	52	3.01%	116.7%

Total non-White:	138	8.00%	40.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	34	10.0
Deaths:	45	13.3
Net Migration:	41	12.1
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-58	-3.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	40	2.3

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
1,743
1,645	94.38%
1	0.06%
27	1.55%
3	0.17%
32	1.84%
24	1.38%
98	5.62%

2000
1,858
1,803	97.04%
0	0.00%
33	1.78%
2	0.11%
9	0.48%
11	0.59%
55	2.96%

1990
2,090
2,010	96.17%
0	0.00%
38	1.82%
2	0.10%
n/a
40	1.91%
80	3.83%

1980
2,520
2,445	97.02%
0	0.00%
47	1.87%
2	0.08%
n/a
22	0.87%
75	2.98%

1970
2,862
2,823	98.64%
1	0.03%
34	1.19%
2	0.07%
n/a
0	0.00%
39	1.36%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
104	5.6
168	9.0
-120	-6.5
-1	-0.1

-158	-8.5
43	2.3

Number	Rate
1990's
210	10.0
214	10.2
-301	-14.4
1	0.0

-207	-9.9
-25	-1.2

Number	Rate
1980's
398	15.8
202	8.0
-624	-24.8
n/a

-435	-17.3
5	0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-679	-23.7
n/a

-378	-13.2
36	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Powder River 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
49.9
299	17.3%
1,426	82.7%
516	29.9%

746
2.31

516	69.2%
441	85.5%
24	4.7%
230	30.8%

2010
Number	Percent
49.3
363	20.8%
1,380	79.2%
396	22.7%

755
2.26

505	66.9%
439	86.9%
28	5.5%
250	33.1%

2000
Number	Percent
41.9
498	26.8%
1,360	73.2%
340	18.3%

739
2.47

535	72.4%
476	89.0%
20	3.7%
204	27.6%

1990
Number	Percent
36.8
571	27.3%
1,519	72.7%
328	15.7%

807
2.55

585	72.5%
525	89.7%
31	5.3%
222	27.5%

1980
Number	Percent
30.5
761	30.2%
1,759	69.8%
254	10.1%

901
2.77

723	80.2%
671	92.8%
23	3.2%
178	19.8%

2022 Housing Data for Powder River County, MT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	23	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	43	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	13	1.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	44	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	75	10.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	25	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	40	5.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	35	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	0.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	69	9.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	67	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	53	7.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	99	13.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	59	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	29	3.9%
$200,000 or more	68	9.1%

Median Household Income	60,313
Per Capita Income	38,588

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	94
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	17	2.3%
Public Assistance	4	0.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	22	2.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	702	73.7%
Unemployed	9	0.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	711	74.7%
Not in Labor Force	241	25.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	196	134	59.4%
Non-Profit	3	36	7.7%
Self-Employed	232	82	73.9%

Local Government	75	111	40.3%
State Government	3	4	42.9%
Federal Government	10	3	76.9%

Total Private + Self	428	216	66.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	91	154	37.1%
Total	519	370	58.4%

Pct. Govt.	23.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	260	28.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	90	9.9%
Professional, Technical	141	15.5%
Service Occupations	115	12.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	79	8.7%
All others	304	33.4%

White Collar		54.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	317	34.8%
Educational services	111	12.2%
Retail trade	74	8.1%
Health care and social assistance	67	7.4%
Construction	63	6.9%
Public administration	59	6.5%
Other services	39	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	34	3.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	28	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	27	3.0%
Information	23	2.5%
Accommodation and food services	19	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	16	1.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	13	1.4%
Manufacturing	9	1.0%
Utilities	6	0.7%
Finance and insurance	5	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	29	1.64%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
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	11	0.62%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	23	1.30%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,651	99.2%
Other Indo-European	6	0.4%
German, other Germanic	4	0.2%
Spanish	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	643	36.3%
English	294	16.6%
Irish	273	15.4%
Norwegian	157	8.9%
American	126	7.1%
Scottish	88	5.0%
Italian	65	3.7%
Dutch	61	3.4%
European	34	1.9%
Bulgarian	27	1.5%
Swedish	26	1.5%
Polish	23	1.3%
Russian	20	1.1%
French	17	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	12	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,743	98.3%
Not a citizen	30	1.7%

Native	1,743	98.3%
Foreign-born	30	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13	0.9%	134	9.8%	389	28.3%	487	35.5%	246	17.9%	104	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13	0.9%
9-12 Years	134	9.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	389	28.3%
Some College	487	35.5%
Bach. Degree	246	17.9%
Grad Degree	104	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,173	1,151	22	1.9%	6.1%
1991	1,178	1,145	33	2.8%	6.9%
1992	1,218	1,183	35	2.9%	6.7%
1993	1,165	1,137	28	2.4%	6.1%
1994	1,209	1,183	26	2.2%	5.5%
1995	1,163	1,136	27	2.3%	5.7%
1996	1,258	1,236	22	1.7%	5.6%
1997	1,228	1,204	24	2.0%	5.5%
1998	1,298	1,253	45	3.5%	5.6%
1999	1,297	1,248	49	3.8%	5.3%

2000	1,006	967	39	3.9%	4.8%
2001	940	910	30	3.2%	4.6%
2002	885	852	33	3.7%	4.6%
2003	887	850	37	4.2%	4.7%
2004	924	886	38	4.1%	4.5%
2005	916	882	34	3.7%	4.1%
2006	899	871	28	3.1%	3.3%
2007	903	876	27	3.0%	3.4%
2008	956	925	31	3.2%	4.7%
2009	902	864	38	4.2%	7.1%

2010	1,046	1,007	39	3.7%	7.2%
2011	1,059	1,011	48	4.5%	6.6%
2012	1,078	1,039	39	3.6%	5.8%
2013	1,126	1,089	37	3.3%	5.4%
2014	1,076	1,043	33	3.1%	4.7%
2015	1,056	1,028	28	2.7%	4.3%
2016	1,066	1,040	26	2.4%	4.3%
2017	1,006	980	26	2.6%	4.1%
2018	969	941	28	2.9%	3.8%
2019	958	936	22	2.3%	3.6%

2020	976	946	30	3.1%	5.9%
2021	982	956	26	2.6%	3.4%
2022	1,004	982	22	2.2%	2.6%
2023	1,018	993	25	2.5%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,015
Median Value	$167,500

Occupied	746	73.5%
Vacant	269	26.5%

Owned	588	78.8%
Rented	158	21.2%
Median Rent	$680

Single-Family Units	772	76.1%
Detached	764	75.3%
Attached	8	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8	0.8%
Mobile Homes	209	20.6%

Powder River County, MT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Powder River County, MT

2022 Housing Data for Powder River County, MT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Powder River County, MT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Powder River County, MT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Powder River County, MT

Historical Labor Force Data for Powder River County, MT