Powell County vs. Flathead County

	Powell County (MT)	Flathead County (MT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,968	102,106
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.9%	12.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	7,034	90,927
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	7,027	90,928
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.9%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	14.6%	22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.6%	19.5%
Female persons, percent	37.6%	50.2%
White alone, percent	91.1%	95.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.2%	0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	5.4%	1.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.8%	2.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	88.8%	92.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	748	8,671
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.5%	2.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,254	49,096
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.4%	72.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$149,500	$259,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,085	$1,382
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$412	$418
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$623	$822
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.5%	15.1%
Building permits, 2018	38	466
Households, 2014-2018	2,388	38,252
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.20	2.53
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.6%	86.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.8%	2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.4%	88.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.9%	81.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.7%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.0%	29.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.4%	7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.8%	10.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	43.6%	62.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.6%	58.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	14,689	572,470
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	46,027	1,515,895
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,486	$16,543
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.6	19.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,652	$52,966
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,060	$30,068
Persons in poverty, percent	18.1%	11.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	164	4,156
Total employment, 2017	1,110	38,395
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	36,713	1,513,893
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	8.9%	0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	499	11,037
All firms, 2012	667	12,364
Men-owned firms, 2012	346	6,138
Women-owned firms, 2012	118	3,841
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	590	11,522
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	65	1,297
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	513	10,420
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	24.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	3.0	17.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,326.39	5,087.66

Source: United States Census Bureau

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