Sanders County vs. Mineral County

	Sanders County (MT)	Mineral County (MT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,844	4,316
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.8%	2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	11,413	4,226
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	11,413	4,223
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.8%	4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	17.5%	18.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	31.2%	28.9%
Female persons, percent	48.8%	49.0%
White alone, percent	92.4%	94.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.3%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	4.2%	2.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.2%	2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	90.0%	91.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,468	565
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.1%	2.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,765	2,502
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.5%	73.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$224,200	$166,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,228	$1,264
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$351	$363
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$635	$587
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.4%	4.2%
Households, 2014-2018	4,953	1,699
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.28	2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.0%	83.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.1%	1.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	76.2%	82.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	67.6%	65.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.3%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.1%	17.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.1%	12.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.6%	10.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.8%	47.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	42.2%	48.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,466	4,831
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	28,137	8,657
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	77,984	49,316
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,836	$11,835
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	18.8	23.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,984	$41,905
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,822	$23,744
Persons in poverty, percent	16.0%	14.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	355	120
Total employment, 2017	2,149	770
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	61,620	21,785
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.1%	-8.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,058	336
All firms, 2012	1,152	390
Men-owned firms, 2012	576	145
Women-owned firms, 2012	336	135
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,059	367
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	934	285
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%	24.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	4.1	3.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,760.52	1,219.44

Source: United States Census Bureau

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