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Big Horn County, MT

12,963 Population
4,997.8 square miles 2.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.3 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Montana: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6454%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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27%White0%Black65%Native0%Asian0%Islander0%Other3%Two+5%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$22,453 ±$1,640 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Montana: $39,842 ±$444
  • about half the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$56,680 ±$2,608 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Montana: $69,922 ±$768
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

23.6% ±3.5% (2,984  ±446) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Montana: 12.1% 129,998 (±0.3% / ±3,599)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty27%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty16%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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20.9 minutes ±2.2 (86,510  ±11,119) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Montana: 19.2 9,019,285 (±0.2 / ±114,265)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

3,691 ±123 Number of households
  • Montana: 452,683 ±1,926
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
3.5 ±0.1 (12,764  ±16) Persons per household
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Montana: 2.4 1,075,777
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

Population by household type

Married couples56%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married42%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale40%Female37%
Now marriedMale42%Female43%
DivorcedMale12%†Female11%†
WidowedMale6%†Female10%†
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5.5% ±1.9% (162  ±57) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Montana: 5.5% 13,117 (±0.4% / ±852)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-1918%†20-244%†25-298%†30-356%†35-390%40-443%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

4,533 ±24 Number of housing units
  • Montana: 522,939 ±206
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied81%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied68%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit69%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$148,200 ±$14,533 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Montana: $338,100 ±$3,741
  • about half the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

8.1% ±3% (1,047  ±391) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Montana: 14.2% 155,635 (±0.4% / ±4,606.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

88.5% ±5.6% (6,618  ±425.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Montana: 94.6% 728,513 (±0.7% / ±5,628.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
20.9% ±2.9% (1,562  ±217.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Montana: 34.5% 266,066 (±0.4% / ±3,434)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

Population by highest level of education

12%†No degree30%†High school38%†Some college13%†Bachelor's8%†Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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0.5% (69  ±50) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Montana: 2.3% 25,327
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

5% ±1% (435  ±90) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Montana: 9.4% 81,663 (±0.2% / ±1,843)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)

Veterans by wartime service

0WWII39†Korea173†Vietnam55†Gulf (1990s)46†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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435 Total veterans ±90 406 Male ±84 29 Female ±28

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Big Horn County, MT <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US30003-big-horn-county-mt/>