Deer Lodge County vs. Jefferson County

	Deer Lodge County (MT)	Jefferson County (MT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9,131	12,097
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.7%	6.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	9,292	11,403
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	9,298	11,406
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.6%	4.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	14.4%	20.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.9%	21.4%
Female persons, percent	46.6%	49.5%
White alone, percent	92.4%	95.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	3.9%	1.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.7%	2.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	89.8%	92.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	776	1,186
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.5%	0.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,217	5,115
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.6%	85.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$120,300	$277,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$936	$1,472
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$352	$390
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$546	$742
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	12.7%	1.7%
Building permits, 2018	8	9
Households, 2014-2018	3,855	4,444
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.10	2.59
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	81.3%	87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.6%	1.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.3%	88.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.9%	79.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.8%	94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.4%	34.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	19.1%	8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.1%	8.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.6%	58.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.3%	54.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,945	7,128
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	110,596	13,942
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	75,153	51,728
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,145	$4,537
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	16.6	20.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,783	$66,867
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,742	$32,133
Persons in poverty, percent	15.9%	7.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	253	296
Total employment, 2017	2,844	1,882
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	123,007	66,232
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.8%	-3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	486	1,087
All firms, 2012	639	1,011
Men-owned firms, 2012	235	478
Women-owned firms, 2012	287	314
Minority-owned firms, 2012	26	41
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	582	924
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	56	85
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	514	843
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	12.6	6.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	736.53	1,656.26

Source: United States Census Bureau

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