Mineral County, Montana Demographics

Mineral County is 3rd in Montana out of 56 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Mineral County is 9th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - Asian

Mineral County is 10th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - Two or More

Mineral County is 14th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Mineral County is 17th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Home median value

Mineral County is 17th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Income below poverty line

Mineral County is 18th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Size Demographics
	Mineral County	Rank	Montana	US
Current population (2012)	4,167	37th	1,005,141	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,219.4	50th	145,545.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	3.5	24th	6.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Mineral County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents younger than 5	4.4%	47th	6.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	17.1%	52nd	22.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	25.1%	3rd	15.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Mineral County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	84.1%	51st	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.4%	55th	28.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Mineral County	Rank	Montana	US
Race - White	94.5%	37th	89.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.5%	14th	0.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.7%	26th	6.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.7%	9th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	26th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.7%	10th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	22nd	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	92.1%	34th	87.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Mineral County	Rank	Montana	US
Female residents	48.0%	49th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.6%	29th	2.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Mineral County	Rank	Montana	US
Housing units	2,501	37th	489,157	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	4.9%	44th	16.3%	25.9%
Households	1,713	38th	403,495	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	69.6%	35th	68.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$169,100	17th	$179,900	$186,200
People per household	2.4	21st	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	0	55th	2,736	829,658

Income Demographics
	Mineral County	Rank	Montana	US
Income per capita	$18,974	48th	$24,640	$27,915
Income per household	$36,261	48th	$45,324	$52,762
Income below poverty line	17.0%	17th	14.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Mineral County	Rank	Montana	US
Non-farm private establishments	113	41st	35,687	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	870	38th	336,110	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	591	30th	114,398	27,092,908
Retail sales	$46,129	31st	$14,686,854	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,886	18th	$15,343	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$6,680	31st	$2,079,426	$613,795,732