Prairie County, Montana QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Prairie County Montana
?  Population, 2000 1,199902,195
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 -13.3%12.9%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 4.2%6.1%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 18.7%25.5%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 24.1%13.4%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 98.0%90.6%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.0%0.3%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5%6.2%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.5%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.0%0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.6%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.2%1.7%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 48.4%50.2%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.7%2.0%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 97.7%89.5%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 707411,382
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 131100,521
?  Housing units, 2000 718412,633
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 77.5%69.1%
?  Households, 2000 537358,667
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.192.45
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 24.0%33.3%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $24,999$29,672
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 12.7%15.5%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 17.2%21.3%

Business QuickFacts Prairie County Montana
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 3430,957
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 186277,144
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 121.4%24.9%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 7167,187
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) NA4,866,279
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 5,2147,779,112
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $3,917$8,853
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA1,498
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 NA25,310
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 02,566
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 10,0166,225,015
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 11232,676

Geography QuickFacts Prairie County Montana
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,737145,552
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 0.76.2
?  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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X: Not applicable
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Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown