Jefferson County, Montana QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Jefferson County Montana
?  Population, 2000 10,049902,195
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 26.6%12.9%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.2%6.1%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 27.8%25.5%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 10.3%13.4%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 96.1%90.6%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.3%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.3%6.2%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%0.5%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%0.6%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.7%1.7%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 49.8%50.2%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 1.5%2.0%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 95.2%89.5%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 4,177411,382
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 1,070100,521
?  Housing units, 2000 4,199412,633
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 83.2%69.1%
?  Households, 2000 3,747358,667
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.622.45
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 37.4%33.3%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $41,820$29,672
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 10.4%15.5%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 14.5%21.3%

Business QuickFacts Jefferson County Montana
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 19630,957
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 1,349277,144
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 70.3%24.9%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 77367,187
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) NA4,866,279
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 17,8467,779,112
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $1,815$8,853
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA1,498
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 23625,310
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 22,566
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 39,8866,225,015
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 33232,676

Geography QuickFacts Jefferson County Montana
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,657145,552
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 6.16.2
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown