Sanders County, MT

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US Senator

N/ASteve Daines

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATim Sheehy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

54.6

0.183% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

15.1%

7.63% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$54,035

14.7% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$323,800

13.5% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

4,418

7.26% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Sanders County, MT had a population of N/A people with a median age of 54.6 and a median household income of $54,035. Between N/A and N/A the population of Sanders County, MT N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income grew from $47,110 to $54,035, a 14.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sanders County, MT are White (Non-Hispanic) (89%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (3.29%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (2.37%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (1.48%), and Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) (0.85%).

None of the households in Sanders 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 Sanders County, MT are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Sanders County, MT was $323,800, and the homeownership rate was 80%.

Most people in Sanders County, MT N/A, and the average commute time was 23.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Sanders County, MT was 3 cars per household.

Sanders County, MT borders Bonner County, ID, Shoshone County, ID, Flathead County, MT, Lake County, MT, Lincoln County, MT, Mineral County, MT, and Missoula County, MT.

About the photo: Flathead River, west of Dixon, MT

Photo by Keith Ewing

United States Montana

Population & Diversity

Sanders County, MT is home to a population of N/A people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.72% of Sanders County, MT residents were born outside of the country (222 people).

In 2023, there were 27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.5k people) in Sanders County, MT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 426 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 307 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

99.6%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.6% of Sanders County, MT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Sanders County, MT was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sanders County, MT

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.5k ± 65
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
426 ± 84
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
307 ± 77

3.34%

Hispanic Population

432 people

3.34% of the people in Sanders County, MT are hispanic (432 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sanders County, MT as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

1.72%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

222 people

0.888%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

112 people

As of 2023, 1.72% of Sanders County, MT residents (222 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sanders County, MT was 0.888%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
740 ± 159
Gulf War (1990s)
236 ± 97
Gulf War (2001-)
127 ± 59

Sanders County, MT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.14 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Sanders County, MT employs 4.42k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Sanders County, MT were Health Care & Social Assistance (710 people), Construction (445 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (389 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($82,500), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,028).

Employment

Occupations

4.42k

2023 Value

± 411

7.26%

1 Year growth

± 12.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sanders County, MT grew at a rate of 7.26%, from 4.12k employees to 4.42k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sanders County, MT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (496 people), Management Occupations (465 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (370 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sanders County, MT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Montana.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.42k

2023 Value

± 411

7.26%

1 Year growth

± 12.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sanders County, MT grew at a rate of 7.26%, from 4.12k employees to 4.42k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sanders County, MT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (710 people), Construction (445 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (389 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sanders County, MT, though some of these residents may live in Sanders County, MT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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

60
Construction
30
Retail Trade
24
Health Care and Social Assistance

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$22.4k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$12.2k
Manufacturing
$10.8k
Accommodation and Food Services

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

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 N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% 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 N/A 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

The median property value in Sanders County, MT was $323,800 in 2023, which is 1.07 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $285,300 to $323,800, a 13.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Sanders County, MT is 80%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Sanders County, MT have an average commute time of 23.7 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Sanders County, MT is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$323,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$27,668

$4,361

Median Property Taxes

±$423

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sanders County, MT the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sanders County, MT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Sanders County, MT colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$54,035

Median Household Income

± $5,623

N/A

Number of Households

± N/A

In 2023, the median household income of the N/A households in Sanders County, MT grew to $54,035 from the previous year's value of $47,110.

The following chart displays the households in Sanders 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sanders County, MT is from Sanders 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 0.476. 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 Sanders County, MT across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Sanders County, MT N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

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

23.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sanders County, MT have a shorter commute time (23.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 6.46% of the workforce in Sanders County, MT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sanders County, MT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sanders County, MT have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sanders County, MT (1.92k out of 12.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sanders County, MT is White, followed by Native American and Hispanic.

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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 225 in Sanders County, MT. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 39.7 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

86.6% of the population of Sanders County, MT has health coverage, with 24.2% on employee plans, 22.2% on Medicaid, 25.5% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 2.95% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Sanders County, MT see 1,296 patients per year on average, which represents a 14.7% decrease from the previous year (1,520 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3360 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 373 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,296 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Sanders County, MT

Primary care physicians in Sanders County, MT see an average of 1,296 patients per year. This represents a 14.7% decrease from the previous year (1,520 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.1% under 18 years, 12% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 32.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

13.4%

Uninsured

24.2%

Employer Coverage

22.2%

Medicaid

25.5%

Medicare

11.8%

Non-Group

2.95%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sanders County, MT grew by 8.44% from 12.3% to 13.4%.

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