Dawson County, Montana Demographics

Dawson County is 5th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Income per household

Dawson County is 8th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Dawson County is 12th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Income per capita

Dawson County is 13th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Dawson County is 15th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Dawson County is 15th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Dawson County is 15th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Dawson County is 16th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Dawson County is 17th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Dawson County is 17th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Retail sales

Size Demographics
	Dawson County	Rank	Montana	US
Current population (2012)	9,249	24th	1,005,141	313,914,040
Size in square miles	2,371.9	28th	145,545.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	3.8	23rd	6.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Dawson County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents younger than 5	6.2%	16th	6.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.5%	26th	22.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.4%	38th	15.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Dawson County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	89.9%	29th	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	19.9%	27th	28.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Dawson County	Rank	Montana	US
Race - White	95.5%	30th	89.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.3%	37th	0.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.9%	23rd	6.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	35th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	15th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	35th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	23rd	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	93.5%	30th	87.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Dawson County	Rank	Montana	US
Female residents	49.0%	38th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.5%	46th	2.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Dawson County	Rank	Montana	US
Housing units	4,233	26th	489,157	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	13.0%	15th	16.3%	25.9%
Households	3,749	23rd	403,495	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.3%	23rd	68.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$110,900	28th	$179,900	$186,200
People per household	2.2	43rd	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	83	8th	2,736	829,658

Income Demographics
	Dawson County	Rank	Montana	US
Income per capita	$25,675	12th	$24,640	$27,915
Income per household	$51,761	5th	$45,324	$52,762
Income below poverty line	9.8%	49th	14.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Dawson County	Rank	Montana	US
Non-farm private establishments	332	20th	35,687	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	2,803	17th	336,110	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	521	33rd	114,398	27,092,908
Retail sales	$118,284	17th	$14,686,854	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,784	13th	$15,343	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$21,216	15th	$2,079,426	$613,795,732