Powell County, MT

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2023 Population

7,029

0.443% 1-year growth

US Senator

Steve Daines

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Sheehy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

43.3

4.84% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

6.34%

21.2% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$63,432

4% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,488

1.85% 1-year decline

About

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None of the households in Powell County, MT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Powell County, MT are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Powell County, MT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Powell County, MT was 2 cars per household.

Powell County, MT borders Deer Lodge County, MT, Flathead County, MT, Granite County, MT, Jefferson County, MT, Lewis and Clark County, MT, and Missoula County, MT.

United States Montana

Population & Diversity

Powell County, MT is home to a population of 7.03k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.79% of Powell County, MT residents were born outside of the country (126 people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Powell County, MT than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

99.6%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Powell County, MT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Powell County, MT.

Most Common Origin

Canada
3,689 ± 1,489 people
Mexico
2,900 ± 1,320 people
Germany
2,151 ± 1,138 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Powell County, MT was Canada, the natal country of 3,689 Powell County, MT residents, followed by Mexico with 2,900 and Germany with 2,151.

Foreign-Born Population

1.79%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

126 people

1.44%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

101 people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Powell County, MT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
265 ± 148
Vietnam
261 ± 97
Gulf War (1990s)
105 ± 56

Powell County, MT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Powell County, MT employs 2.49k people. The largest industries in Powell County, MT are Health Care & Social Assistance (353 people), Public Administration (349 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (248 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($155,893), Transportation & Warehousing ($76,542), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,204).

Males in Montana have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,691. The income inequality in Montana (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.49k

2023 Value

± 311

−1.85%

1 Year decline

± 17.7%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Powell County, MT, are Management Occupations (515 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (236 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (200 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Powell County, MT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Montana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.49k

2023 Value

± 311

−1.85%

1 Year decline

± 17.7%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Powell County, MT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (353 people), Public Administration (349 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (248 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Powell County, MT, though some of these residents may live in Powell County, MT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,458), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($71,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,577), Public Administration ($60,741), and Construction ($38,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.24%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 508k people employed in Montana. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Montana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

25
Construction
13
Accommodation and Food Services
12
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$24k
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
$13.6k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$9.88k
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy are the senators currently representing the state of Montana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Montana is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Montana

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Steve Daines

Senator from Montana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Tim Sheehy

Senator from Montana

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy are the senators currently representing Montana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Montana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Montana

Montana is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Montana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, NaNk% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNk% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Powell County, MT have an average commute time of 18.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Powell County, MT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Powell County, MT colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$63,432

Median Household Income

± $6,840

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Powell County, MT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Powell County, MT is from Powell County, MT.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Powell County, MT across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (75.6%)
Carpooled (11.3%)
Worked At Home (7.48%)

In 2023, 75.6% of workers in Powell County, MT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.3%) and those who worked at home (7.48%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Powell County, MT have a shorter commute time (18.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.11% of the workforce in Powell County, MT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Powell County, MT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Powell County, MT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Powell County, MT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.34% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Powell County, MT (333 out of 5.25k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Powell County, MT is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.4% of the population of Powell County, MT has health coverage, with 38.2% on employee plans, 19.2% on Medicaid, 18.2% on Medicare, 11.4% on non-group plans, and 5.44% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Powell County, MT see 1363 patients per year on average, which represents a 18.7% increase from the previous year (1148 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3500 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 778 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,363 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Powell County, MT

Primary care physicians in Powell County, MT see an average of 1,363 patients per year. This represents a 18.7% increase from the previous year (1,148 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Powell County, MT in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.62%

Uninsured

38.2%

Employer Coverage

19.2%

Medicaid

18.2%

Medicare

11.4%

Non-Group

5.44%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Powell County, MT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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