Dawson County vs. Prairie County

	Dawson County (MT)	Prairie County (MT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,680	1,087
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.2%	-7.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	8,963	1,179
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	8,966	1,179
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.7%	17.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.9%	31.8%
Female persons, percent	48.5%	49.1%
White alone, percent	94.3%	94.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.5%	0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.4%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.1%	4.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.1%	90.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	582	170
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.0%	1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,443	679
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.1%	86.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$156,600	$109,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,251	$885
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$426	$351
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$806	$588
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.1%	2.9%
Households, 2014-2018	3,972	540
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.20	2.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.0%	93.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.9%	3.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.4%	79.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.7%	73.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.1%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.0%	20.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.0%	10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.0%	11.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.4%	60.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.7%	59.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	25,724	593
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	151,788	6,484
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,411	$5,604
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.2	12.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,820	$47,250
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,501	$28,087
Persons in poverty, percent	11.4%	13.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	321	36
Total employment, 2017	2,542	142
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	107,557	4,072
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-7.2%	-2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	627	84
All firms, 2012	694	104
Men-owned firms, 2012	279	73
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	609	95
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	541	85
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	3.8	0.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,371.87	1,736.74

Source: United States Census Bureau

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