Nationwide Claims to Fame

Prairie County is 26th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Statewide Claims to Fame

Prairie County is 1st in Montana out of 56 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Prairie County is 2nd in Montana out of 56 other counties in Home ownership rate

Prairie County is 4th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - Asian

Prairie County is 6th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - Two or More

Prairie County, Montana Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Prairie County Rank Montana US
Current population (2012) 1,157 52nd 1,005,141 313,914,040
Size in square miles 1,736.7 39th 145,545.8 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 0.7 50th 6.8 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Prairie County Rank Montana US
Residents younger than 5 5.2% 29th 6.1% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 16.6% 53rd 22.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 29.0% 1st 15.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Prairie County Rank Montana US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 85.4% 49th 91.4% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 14.5% 51st 28.2% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Prairie County Rank Montana US
Race - White 95.7% 25th 89.7% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.0% 56th 0.6% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 54th 6.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.8% 4th 0.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 55th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 3.2% 6th 2.5% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.8% 38th 3.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 93.9% 23rd 87.2% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Prairie County Rank Montana US
Female residents 49.2% 34th 49.8% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.7% 45th 2.0% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Prairie County Rank Montana US
Housing units 666 52nd 489,157 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 5.1% 42nd 16.3% 25.9%
Households 491 51st 403,495 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 84.1% 2nd 68.9% 66.1%
Home median value $64,000 55th $179,900 $186,200
People per household 2.2 48th 2.4 2.6
Building permits (last year) 0 49th 2,736 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Prairie County Rank Montana US
Income per capita $21,832 35th $24,640 $27,915
Income per household $34,440 51st $45,324 $52,762
Income below poverty line 14.3% 26th 14.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Prairie County Rank Montana US
Non-farm private establishments 39 50th 35,687 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 163 49th 336,110 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 290 44th 114,398 27,092,908
Retail sales $7,425 51st $14,686,854 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $7,025 44th $15,343 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $883 49th $2,079,426 $613,795,732

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