Beaverhead County, Montana Demographics

Beaverhead County is 1st in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Beaverhead County is 1st in Montana out of 56 other counties in Size in square miles

Beaverhead County is 3rd in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Beaverhead County is 4th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Beaverhead County is 6th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Beaverhead County is 8th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Beaverhead County is 10th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Foreign born residents

Beaverhead County is 10th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - Asian

Beaverhead County is 12th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Home median value

Beaverhead County is 12th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Size Demographics
	Beaverhead County	Rank	Montana	US
Current population (2012)	9,346	23rd	1,005,141	313,914,040
Size in square miles	5,541.6	1st	145,545.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1.7	38th	6.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Beaverhead County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents younger than 5	4.7%	40th	6.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.3%	41st	22.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	18.4%	32nd	15.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Beaverhead County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	92.8%	8th	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	30.9%	6th	28.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Beaverhead County	Rank	Montana	US
Race - White	95.1%	34th	89.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.8%	4th	0.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.6%	28th	6.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	10th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.4%	1st	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.6%	42nd	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	3rd	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	91.6%	37th	87.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Beaverhead County	Rank	Montana	US
Female residents	48.8%	42nd	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.4%	10th	2.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Beaverhead County	Rank	Montana	US
Housing units	5,352	18th	489,157	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	9.1%	26th	16.3%	25.9%
Households	4,004	21st	403,495	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	62.7%	52nd	68.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$182,200	12th	$179,900	$186,200
People per household	2.1	52nd	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	8	20th	2,736	829,658

Income Demographics
	Beaverhead County	Rank	Montana	US
Income per capita	$22,216	32nd	$24,640	$27,915
Income per household	$41,226	28th	$45,324	$52,762
Income below poverty line	13.8%	31st	14.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Beaverhead County	Rank	Montana	US
Non-farm private establishments	355	17th	35,687	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	2,213	21st	336,110	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,324	15th	114,398	27,092,908
Retail sales	$122,910	16th	$14,686,854	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,877	12th	$15,343	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$16,054	19th	$2,079,426	$613,795,732