Petroleum County, Montana Demographics

Petroleum County is 1st out of 3,143 other counties in Race - White

Petroleum County is 11th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Petroleum County is 1st in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - White

Petroleum County is 1st in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Petroleum County is 11th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Petroleum County is 19th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Income below poverty line

Size Demographics
	Petroleum County	Rank	Montana	US
Current population (2012)	511	56th	1,005,141	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,654.9	43rd	145,545.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	0.3	54th	6.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Petroleum County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents younger than 5	2.9%	55th	6.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.6%	38th	22.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	20.4%	26th	15.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Petroleum County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	92.2%	11th	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	8.8%	56th	28.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Petroleum County	Rank	Montana	US
Race - White	99.2%	1st	89.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.0%	54th	0.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.0%	56th	6.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.0%	56th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	22nd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.8%	54th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	52nd	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	98.2%	1st	87.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Petroleum County	Rank	Montana	US
Female residents	46.4%	54th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.0%	56th	2.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Petroleum County	Rank	Montana	US
Housing units	327	56th	489,157	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	2.3%	54th	16.3%	25.9%
Households	253	56th	403,495	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	68.4%	40th	68.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$103,000	34th	$179,900	$186,200
People per household	2.2	41st	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	0	44th	2,736	829,658

Income Demographics
	Petroleum County	Rank	Montana	US
Income per capita	$19,873	47th	$24,640	$27,915
Income per household	$38,162	42nd	$45,324	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.8%	19th	14.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Petroleum County	Rank	Montana	US
Non-farm private establishments	15	56th	35,687	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	49	53rd	336,110	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	0	48th	114,398	27,092,908
Retail sales	$0	56th	$14,686,854	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$0	55th	$15,343	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$409	53rd	$2,079,426	$613,795,732