Missoula County vs. Powell County

	Missoula County (MT)	Powell County (MT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	118,791	6,968
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8.7%	-0.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	109,296	7,034
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	109,299	7,027
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	3.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.8%	14.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.6%	20.6%
Female persons, percent	49.9%	37.6%
White alone, percent	91.8%	91.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.5%	1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.7%	5.4%
Asian alone, percent	1.9%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.3%	2.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	89.2%	88.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	7,836	748
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.9%	0.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	54,926	3,254
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	58.7%	68.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$271,400	$149,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,586	$1,085
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$487	$412
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$816	$623
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	26.5%	7.5%
Building permits, 2018	689	38
Households, 2014-2018	48,608	2,388
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.31	2.20
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	79.2%	83.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.7%	2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.2%	86.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.9%	70.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.5%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	42.5%	21.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.0%	9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.6%	10.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.7%	43.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.5%	50.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	965,911	14,689
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,044,036	46,027
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$18,419	$6,486
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	18.3	21.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,270	$49,652
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,636	$25,060
Persons in poverty, percent	12.7%	18.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	4,458	164
Total employment, 2017	50,107	1,110
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,860,978	36,713
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.1%	8.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,455	499
All firms, 2012	13,218	667
Men-owned firms, 2012	6,580	346
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,142	118
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	11,991	590
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,215	65
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	10,725	513
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	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	24.5%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	42.1	3.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,593.42	2,326.39

Source: United States Census Bureau

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