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Yellowstone County, MT

171,583 Population
2,633.4 square miles 65.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Montana: 41.3 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,522 ±$2,986 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Montana: $43,254 ±$1,178
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$76,858 ±$4,515 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Montana: $75,340 ±$1,635
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7.9% ±1.5% (13,298  ±2,532) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Montana: 10.2% 113,684 (±0.7% / ±7,954)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

19.9 minutes ±1.6 (1,580,090  ±147,137) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Montana: 19.5 9,745,630 (±0.6 / ±349,401)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

70,714 ±1,749 Number of households
  • Montana: 468,981 ±3,571
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (167,785  ±141) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Montana: 2.4 1,107,898
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5% ±2.2% (1,980  ±855) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Montana: 4.7% † 11,639 (±0.7% / ±1,765)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

75,777 ±92 Number of housing units
  • Montana: 539,622 ±174
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$374,500 ±$14,729 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Montana: $425,400 ±$10,246
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.6% ±2% (17,907  ±3,427.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Montana: 12.8% 143,795 (±0.8% / ±9,275.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.8% ±4.9% (112,168  ±5,947.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Montana: 94.6% 760,097 (±1.6% / ±13,210.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
32.2% ±2.9% (38,565  ±3,438.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Montana: 36.3% 292,044 (±1% / ±8,345.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

1.6% (2,737  ±1,058) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Montana: 2.1% 24,386
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8.7% ±1.7% (11,564  ±2,206) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Montana: 8.4% 76,266 (±0.5% / ±4,696)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
11,564 Total veterans ±2,206 10,590 Male ±2,171 974 Female ±521

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