Broadwater County vs. Meagher County

	Broadwater County (MT)	Meagher County (MT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,085	1,866
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8.5%	-1.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	5,607	1,891
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	5,612	1,891
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.9%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.9%	19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.7%	30.7%
Female persons, percent	48.8%	49.5%
White alone, percent	95.6%	96.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.7%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.0%	2.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.1%	94.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	673	126
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.0%	1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,742	1,449
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	81.4%	71.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$203,700	$155,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,302	$1,155
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$396	$430
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$686	$625
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.0%	3.0%
Households, 2014-2018	2,420	749
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.39	2.59
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.4%	84.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.1%	1.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.7%	78.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	69.8%	64.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.4%	94.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	27.0%	26.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.9%	7.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.3%	11.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.8%	61.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.9%	57.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,358	2,234
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	77,668	14,270
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,493	$7,417
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.8	15.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,469	$43,109
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,362	$23,972
Persons in poverty, percent	10.3%	15.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	156	71
Total employment, 2017	883	312
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	26,830	8,796
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.2%	4.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	538	176
All firms, 2012	486	176
Men-owned firms, 2012	271	102
Women-owned firms, 2012	88	41
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	473	156
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	44	50
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	400	112
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	4.7	0.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,192.54	2,391.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Broadwater county (MT) and Meagher county (MT) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.