Pondera County, Montana Demographics

Pondera County is 2nd in Montana out of 56 other counties in Female residents

Pondera County is 3rd in Montana out of 56 other counties in Foreign born residents

Pondera County is 8th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Pondera County is 9th in Montana out of 56 other counties in People per household

Pondera County is 9th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Pondera County is 9th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Pondera County is 13th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Income below poverty line

Pondera County is 20th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Pondera County is 20th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - Two or More

Size Demographics
	Pondera County	Rank	Montana	US
Current population (2012)	6,165	31st	1,005,141	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,622.9	44th	145,545.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	3.8	22nd	6.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Pondera County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents younger than 5	6.9%	9th	6.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.8%	8th	22.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	19.3%	29th	15.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Pondera County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	88.1%	38th	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	20.4%	26th	28.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Pondera County	Rank	Montana	US
Race - White	82.6%	48th	89.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.3%	39th	0.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	14.6%	9th	6.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.2%	51st	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	20th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.3%	20th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	49th	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	81.8%	48th	87.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Pondera County	Rank	Montana	US
Female residents	51.3%	2nd	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.6%	3rd	2.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Pondera County	Rank	Montana	US
Housing units	2,634	36th	489,157	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	11.1%	21st	16.3%	25.9%
Households	2,265	32nd	403,495	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.9%	32nd	68.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$85,500	43rd	$179,900	$186,200
People per household	2.6	9th	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1	38th	2,736	829,658

Income Demographics
	Pondera County	Rank	Montana	US
Income per capita	$21,101	38th	$24,640	$27,915
Income per household	$38,852	36th	$45,324	$52,762
Income below poverty line	18.4%	13th	14.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Pondera County	Rank	Montana	US
Non-farm private establishments	181	31st	35,687	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,363	29th	336,110	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	496	36th	114,398	27,092,908
Retail sales	$64,672	25th	$14,686,854	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,886	22nd	$15,343	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$4,191	35th	$2,079,426	$613,795,732