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Fort Benton, MT

1,474 Population
2.3 square miles 642.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.7 ±6.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Chouteau County: 43 ±1.4
  • a little higher than the figure in Montana: 40.4 ±0.2

Economics

$27,052 ±$3,370 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Chouteau County: $31,122 ±$2,335
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Montana: $41,711 ±$477
$67,188 ±$19,600 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Chouteau County: $58,218 ±$4,666
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Montana: $72,509 ±$761

3% ±2.2% (43  ±32) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Chouteau County: 11.2% † 652 (±2.7% / ±157)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Montana: 11.5% 125,642 (±0.3% / ±3,688)

13.7 minutes ±1.8 (6,530  ±1,578) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Chouteau County: 18.6 37,780 (±1.1 / ±3,716)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Montana: 19.1 9,058,565 (±0.2 / ±128,212)

Families

555 ±63 Number of households
  • Chouteau County: 2,159 ±103
  • Montana: 458,859 ±3,762
2.6 ±0.1 (1,415  ±164) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Chouteau County: 2.7 5,765 (±0.1 / ±46)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Montana: 2.4 1,087,595

2.4% ±3.9% (6  ±10) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Chouteau County: 2.1% † 25 (±1.4% / ±17)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Montana: 5.5% 13,407 (±0.3% / ±815)

Housing

750 ±85 Number of housing units
  • Chouteau County: 2,885 ±37
  • Montana: 528,419 ±3,257

$247,600 ±$51,884 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Chouteau County: $207,800 † ±$28,387
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Montana: $375,800 ±$3,433

6.3% ±3.7% (92  ±54.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Chouteau County: 7.9% † 467 (±2.2% / ±127.3)
  • about half the rate in Montana: 13.5% 148,934 (±0.4% / ±4,359.2)

Social

96.4% ±11.3% (1,048  ±170) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Chouteau County: 93.5% 3,935 (±6% / ±262.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Montana: 94.6% 739,351 (±0.7% / ±5,772.4)
30.2% ±6.6% (328  ±81) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Chouteau County: 23% † 968 (±3% / ±126.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Montana: 35.2% 274,703 (±0.5% / ±3,522.6)

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

1.7% ±1.5% (25  ±22) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Chouteau County: 1.5% 88
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Montana: 2.3% 25,679

11.4% ±4.1% (125  ±47) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Chouteau County: 7.9% † 361 (±2.4% / ±108)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Montana: 9% 79,357 (±0.2% / ±1,969)
125 Total veterans ±47 113 Male ±42 12 Female ±12

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