Powder River County, Montana Demographics

Powder River County is 11th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Powder River County is 15th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Powder River County is 16th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Size in square miles

Powder River County is 18th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Income per capita

Powder River County is 19th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Powder River County is 19th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - White

Size Demographics
	Powder River County	Rank	Montana	US
Current population (2012)	1,763	48th	1,005,141	313,914,040
Size in square miles	3,297.3	16th	145,545.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	0.5	53rd	6.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Powder River County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents younger than 5	2.7%	56th	6.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	17.9%	49th	22.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	23.8%	11th	15.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Powder River County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	91.2%	21st	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	14.8%	49th	28.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Powder River County	Rank	Montana	US
Race - White	96.1%	19th	89.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.1%	49th	0.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.6%	30th	6.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.3%	38th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	19th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.9%	29th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	43rd	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	94.7%	15th	87.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Powder River County	Rank	Montana	US
Female residents	48.6%	45th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.2%	50th	2.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Powder River County	Rank	Montana	US
Housing units	1,020	48th	489,157	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	3.8%	47th	16.3%	25.9%
Households	702	48th	403,495	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	68.8%	38th	68.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$106,800	31st	$179,900	$186,200
People per household	2.3	32nd	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	0	40th	2,736	829,658

Income Demographics
	Powder River County	Rank	Montana	US
Income per capita	$24,637	18th	$24,640	$27,915
Income per household	$39,091	34th	$45,324	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.6%	36th	14.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Powder River County	Rank	Montana	US
Non-farm private establishments	79	43rd	35,687	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	319	46th	336,110	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	190	45th	114,398	27,092,908
Retail sales	$13,808	48th	$14,686,854	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$8,108	38th	$15,343	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$2,241	43rd	$2,079,426	$613,795,732