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Ekalaka, MT

276 Population
1 square miles 268.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

67.8 ±3.6 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Carter County: 56.9 ±3
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Montana: 40.4 ±0.2
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,813 ±$7,119 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Carter County: $31,342 † ±$3,351
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Montana: $41,711 ±$477
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$30,000 ±$13,395 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Carter County: $54,167 † ±$12,202
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Montana: $72,509 ±$761
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

27.2% ±16.1% (69  ±44) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Carter County: 15.4% † 198 (±6% / ±80)
  • more than double the rate in Montana: 11.5% 125,642 (±0.3% / ±3,688)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

6.2 minutes ±5 (375  ±173) Mean travel time to work
  • about one-third of the figure in Carter County: 19.5 † 6,975 (±6.7 / ±1,571)
  • about one-third of the figure in Montana: 19.1 9,058,565 (±0.2 / ±128,212)
  • about one-quarter of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

176 ±42 Number of households
  • Carter County: 600 † ±63
  • Montana: 458,859 ±3,762
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.4 ±0.5 (254  ±60) Persons per household
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Carter County: 2.1 1,281 (±0 / ±136)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Montana: 2.4 1,087,595
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

259 ±47 Number of housing units
  • Carter County: 829 ±57
  • Montana: 528,419 ±3,257
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$123,400 ±$24,277 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Carter County: $199,200 † ±$43,304
  • about one-third of the amount in Montana: $375,800 ±$3,433
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.4% ±8.3% (15  ±23.1) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Carter County: 5.4% † 69 (±2.8% / ±36.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Montana: 13.5% 148,934 (±0.4% / ±4,359.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.5% ±2% (242  ±54.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Carter County: 93.7% 933 (±4.9% / ±98.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Montana: 94.6% 739,351 (±0.7% / ±5,772.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
12.5% ±9.3% (32  ±24.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Carter County: 20.7% † 206 (±4.2% / ±45.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in Montana: 35.2% 274,703 (±0.5% / ±3,522.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.5% ±1.8% (4  ±5) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Carter County: 0.4% † 5 (±0.4% / ±5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Montana: 2.3% 25,679
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.4% ±5.5% (17  ±15) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Carter County: 9.9% † 107 (±4.3% / ±47)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Montana: 9% 79,357 (±0.2% / ±1,969)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
17 Total veterans ±15 17 Male ±15 N/A Female ±11

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