Prairie County vs. Dawson County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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