Yellowstone County, Montana QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Yellowstone County Montana
?  Population, 2000 129,352902,195
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 14.0%12.9%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.6%6.1%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.5%25.5%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.3%13.4%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 92.8%90.6%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%0.3%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.1%6.2%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5%0.5%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 1.3%0.6%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.9%1.7%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 51.2%50.2%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 3.7%2.0%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 91.0%89.5%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 60,952411,382
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 15,675100,521
?  Housing units, 2000 54,563412,633
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 69.2%69.1%
?  Households, 2000 52,084358,667
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.432.45
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 33.7%33.3%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $35,680$29,672
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 12.1%15.5%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 16.8%21.3%

Business QuickFacts Yellowstone County Montana
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 4,78330,957
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 53,847277,144
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 20.3%24.9%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 9,40667,187
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 1,797,8814,866,279
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,575,6477,779,112
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $12,509$8,853
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 2171,498
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 3,79025,310
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 5912,566
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 560,5786,225,015
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 3,85932,676

Geography QuickFacts Yellowstone County Montana
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 2,635145,552
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 49.16.2
?  Metropolitan Area Billings, MT MSA 

(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