2022 population: 2,032 ( 136 from 2010 , 45 from 2020)
Land area: 1422.5 square miles
Population density: 1.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,824	89.76%	11.6%
Black:	10	0.49%	42.9%
Indian:	26	1.28%	188.9%
Asian:	12	0.59%	9.1%
2+ races:	64	3.15%	45.5%
Hispanic:	96	4.72%	200.0%

Total non-White:	208	10.24%	100.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	38	9.1
Deaths:	80	19.3
Net Migration:	-3	-0.7
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-240	-11.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	104	4.8

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
2,168
2,064	95.20%
7	0.32%
9	0.42%
11	0.51%
44	2.03%
32	1.48%
104	4.80%

2000
2,259
2,177	96.37%
3	0.13%
12	0.53%
7	0.31%
32	1.42%
25	1.11%
82	3.63%

1990
2,246
2,185	97.28%
0	0.00%
27	1.20%
6	0.27%
n/a
28	1.25%
61	2.72%

1980
2,359
2,338	99.11%
0	0.00%
14	0.59%
4	0.17%
n/a
0	0.00%
21	0.89%

1970
2,529
2,507	99.13%
0	0.00%
17	0.67%
4	0.16%
n/a
0	0.00%
22	0.87%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
195	8.6
230	10.2
-181	-8.0
6	0.3

-113	-5.0
22	1.0

Number	Rate
1990's
303	13.5
270	12.0
-15	-0.7
9	0.4

-8	-0.4
21	0.9

Number	Rate
1980's
322	13.6
303	12.8
-135	-5.7
n/a

-153	-6.5
40	1.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-335	-13.2
n/a

-169	-6.7
-1	-0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Wheatland 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
49.1
431	21.2%
1,601	78.8%
593	29.2%

875
2.26

573	65.5%
474	82.7%
51	8.9%
302	34.5%

2010
Number	Percent
44.9
513	23.7%
1,655	76.3%
448	20.7%

887
2.28

538	60.7%
451	83.8%
30	5.6%
349	39.3%

2000
Number	Percent
40.7
602	26.6%
1,657	73.4%
432	19.1%

835
2.30

512	61.3%
424	82.8%
29	5.7%
323	38.7%

1990
Number	Percent
38.6
613	27.3%
1,633	72.7%
462	20.6%

857
2.31

565	65.9%
484	85.7%
22	3.9%
292	34.1%

1980
Number	Percent
34.1
696	29.5%
1,663	70.5%
365	15.5%

879
2.65

642	73.0%
583	90.8%
25	3.9%
237	27.0%

2022 Housing Data for Wheatland County, MT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	167	19.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	22	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	19	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	45	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	32	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	28	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	57	6.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	44	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	47	5.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	67	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	101	11.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	54	6.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	90	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	13	1.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	64	7.3%
$200,000 or more	25	2.9%

Median Household Income	48,272
Per Capita Income	28,410

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	92
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	19	2.2%
Public Assistance	14	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	38	4.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	713	66.6%
Unemployed	2	0.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	715	66.8%
Not in Labor Force	356	33.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	168	193	46.5%
Non-Profit	12	30	28.6%
Self-Employed	158	48	76.7%

Local Government	37	99	27.2%
State Government	17	18	48.6%
Federal Government	0	47	0.0%

Total Private + Self	326	241	57.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	66	194	25.4%
Total	392	435	47.4%

Pct. Govt.	26.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	200	24.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	120	14.5%
Professional, Technical	130	15.7%
Service Occupations	120	14.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	60	7.3%
All others	257	31.1%

White Collar		54.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	192	23.2%
Public administration	97	11.7%
Retail trade	79	9.6%
Educational services	77	9.3%
Construction	74	8.9%
Health care and social assistance	57	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	42	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	34	4.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	33	4.0%
Accommodation and food services	28	3.4%
Manufacturing	20	2.4%
Utilities	18	2.2%
Other services	18	2.2%
Wholesale trade	14	1.7%
Finance and insurance	13	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	11	1.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	7	0.8%
Information	7	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	43	2.09%
Puerto Rican	1	0.05%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	8	0.39%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,931	96.5%
German, other Germanic	61	3.0%
Tagalog	8	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	560	27.2%
German	417	20.2%
Irish	326	15.8%
Scottish	211	10.2%
Norwegian	154	7.5%
English	131	6.4%
Dutch	78	3.8%
Ethiopian	49	2.4%
Canadian	47	2.3%
Pennsylvania German	47	2.3%
French	42	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	36	1.7%
Czech	34	1.7%
Russian	33	1.6%
Italian	30	1.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,058	99.9%
Not a citizen	2	0.1%

Native	2,001	97.1%
Foreign-born	59	2.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
59	3.9%	57	3.7%	563	37.0%	528	34.7%	219	14.4%	96	6.3%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	59	3.9%
9-12 Years	57	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	563	37.0%
Some College	528	34.7%
Bach. Degree	219	14.4%
Grad Degree	96	6.3%
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	1,128	1,082	46	4.1%	6.1%
1991	1,115	1,054	61	5.5%	6.9%
1992	1,184	1,142	42	3.5%	6.7%
1993	1,150	1,101	49	4.3%	6.1%
1994	1,200	1,146	54	4.5%	5.5%
1995	1,304	1,240	64	4.9%	5.7%
1996	1,359	1,298	61	4.5%	5.6%
1997	1,350	1,288	62	4.6%	5.5%
1998	1,374	1,279	95	6.9%	5.6%
1999	1,264	1,187	77	6.1%	5.3%

2000	1,127	1,072	55	4.9%	4.8%
2001	1,085	1,040	45	4.1%	4.6%
2002	1,007	955	52	5.2%	4.6%
2003	1,014	966	48	4.7%	4.7%
2004	1,045	998	47	4.5%	4.5%
2005	1,022	981	41	4.0%	4.1%
2006	1,012	984	28	2.8%	3.3%
2007	1,046	1,012	34	3.3%	3.4%
2008	1,105	1,063	42	3.8%	4.7%
2009	1,046	984	62	5.9%	7.1%

2010	861	794	67	7.8%	7.2%
2011	836	772	64	7.7%	6.6%
2012	838	787	51	6.1%	5.8%
2013	826	775	51	6.2%	5.4%
2014	783	744	39	5.0%	4.7%
2015	788	744	44	5.6%	4.3%
2016	797	755	42	5.3%	4.3%
2017	785	750	35	4.5%	4.1%
2018	802	762	40	5.0%	3.8%
2019	766	737	29	3.8%	3.6%

2020	754	699	55	7.3%	5.9%
2021	759	720	39	5.1%	3.4%
2022	756	728	28	3.7%	2.6%
2023	755	725	30	4.0%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,175
Median Value	$163,200

Occupied	875	74.5%
Vacant	300	25.5%

Owned	677	77.4%
Rented	198	22.6%
Median Rent	$685

Single-Family Units	1,001	85.2%
Detached	997	84.9%
Attached	4	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7	0.6%
Mobile Homes	126	10.7%

Wheatland County, MT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wheatland County, MT

2022 Housing Data for Wheatland County, MT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wheatland County, MT

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wheatland County, MT

Historical Labor Force Data for Wheatland County, MT