Rosebud County, MT

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2023 Population

8,236

0.89% 1-year decline

US Senator

Steve Daines

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Sheehy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

36.7

0.824% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

21.6%

5.94% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$56,430

2.13% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$188,900

18.1% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

3,302

0.948% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Rosebud County, MT had a population of 8.24k people with a median age of 36.7 and a median household income of $56,430. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Rosebud County, MT declined from 8,310 to 8,236, a −0.89% decrease and its median household income declined from $57,656 to $56,430, a −2.13% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Rosebud County, MT are White (Non-Hispanic) (52.7%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (38.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.5%), White (Hispanic) (1.63%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.874%).

None of the households in Rosebud County, MT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in Rosebud County, MT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Rosebud County, MT are Chief Dull Knife College (9 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Rosebud County, MT was $188,900, and the homeownership rate was 66.3%.

Most people in Rosebud County, MT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Rosebud County, MT was 2 cars per household.

Rosebud County, MT borders Big Horn County, MT, Custer County, MT, Garfield County, MT, Musselshell County, MT, Petroleum County, MT, Powder River County, MT, Treasure County, MT, and Yellowstone County, MT.

United States Montana

Population & Diversity

Rosebud County, MT is home to a population of 8.24k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.49% of Rosebud County, MT residents were born outside of the country (123 people).

In 2023, there were 1.37 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.34k people) in Rosebud County, MT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.17k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 371 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

98.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.3% of Rosebud County, MT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Rosebud County, MT was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Rosebud County, MT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rosebud County, MT

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.34k ± 146
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
3.17k ± 109
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
371 ± 170

3.46%

Hispanic Population

285 people

3.46% of the people in Rosebud County, MT are hispanic (285 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Rosebud County, MT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Montana.

Most Common Origin

Canada
3,689 ± 1,489 people
Mexico
2,900 ± 1,320 people
Germany
2,151 ± 1,138 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Montana was Canada, the natal country of 3,689 Montana residents, followed by Mexico with 2,900 and Germany with 2,151.

Foreign-Born Population

1.49%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

123 people

1.79%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

149 people

As of 2023, 1.49% of Rosebud County, MT residents (123 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Rosebud County, MT was 1.79%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Rosebud County, MT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
219 ± 104
Vietnam
172 ± 56
Gulf War (1990s)
142 ± 107

Rosebud County, MT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Rosebud County, MT employs 3.3k people. The largest industries in Rosebud County, MT are Educational Services (553 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (349 people), and Utilities (269 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($103,438), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($98,312), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($90,786).

Males in Montana have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,691. The income inequality in Montana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.463, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

3.3k

2023 Value

± 311

0.948%

1 Year growth

± 12.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Rosebud County, MT grew at a rate of 0.948%, from 3.27k employees to 3.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rosebud County, MT, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (389 people), Management Occupations (370 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (343 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rosebud County, MT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Montana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.3k

2023 Value

± 311

0.948%

1 Year growth

± 12.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Rosebud County, MT grew at a rate of 0.948%, from 3.27k employees to 3.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rosebud County, MT, are Educational Services (553 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (349 people), and Utilities (269 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rosebud County, MT, though some of these residents may live in Rosebud County, MT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,977

Median earning men ± $7,070

$29,851

Median earning women ± $2,816

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($91,815), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($83,462), and Manufacturing ($58,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($85,529), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,625), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($38,553).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.24%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 508k people employed in Montana. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Montana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

22
Other Services (except Public Administration)
13
Accommodation and Food Services
11
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$29.5k
Utilities
$15.4k
Construction
$13.7k
Educational Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Rosebud County, MT went to Donald J. Trump with 65.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (31.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.33%).

Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy are the senators currently representing the state of Montana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Montana is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (65.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (31.8%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.33%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Rosebud County, MT for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Montana

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Steve Daines

Senator from Montana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Tim Sheehy

Senator from Montana

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy are the senators currently representing Montana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Montana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Montana

Montana is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Montana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Rosebud County, MT awarded 9 degrees. The student population of Rosebud County, MT in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 77 male students and 144 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Rosebud County, MT are American Indian or Alaska Native (9 and 100%), followed by Asian (0 and 0%), Black or African American (0 and 0%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Rosebud County, MT by number of degrees awarded are Chief Dull Knife College (9 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Rosebud County, MT are General Studies (6 and 66.7%), General Business Administration & Management (2 and 22.2%), and Substance Abuse Counseling (1 and 11.1%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 221 students enrolled in Rosebud County, MT, 34.8% men and 65.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in American Indian or Alaska Native with 206 records, of which 64.1% were women and 35.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Studies
6 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
2 degrees awarded
Substance Abuse Counseling
1 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Rosebud County, MT was General Studies with 6 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Rosebud County, MT according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Chief Dull Knife College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

9 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Chief Dull Knife College with 9 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 3 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Rosebud County, MT, which is 0.5 times less than the 6 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was American Indian or Alaska Native students. These 9 degrees mean that there were Infinityk times more degrees awarded to American Indian or Alaska Native students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 0 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,960) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($300) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.324% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.29% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (252k), Some college (211k), and Bachelors Degree (180k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rosebud County, MT was $188,900 in 2023, which is 0.623 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $159,900 to $188,900, a 18.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Rosebud County, MT is 66.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Rosebud County, MT have an average commute time of 15.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rosebud County, MT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Rosebud County, MT is $56,430. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Rosebud County, MT was Census Tract 3 with a value of $86,000, followed by Census Tract 1 and Census Tract 2, with respective values of $60,481 and $45,735.

In 2023, 16.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Rosebud County, MT. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 4.69%.

Housing

Property

$188,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$14,548

$2,036

Median Property Taxes

±$258

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Rosebud County, MT the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Rosebud County, MT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66.3%

Homeownership

2023

62%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 66.3% of the housing units in Rosebud County, MT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rosebud County, MT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 3
Census Tract 1
Census Tract 2

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Rosebud County, MT was Census Tract 3 with a value of $86,000, followed by Census Tract 1 and Census Tract 2, with respective values of $60,481 and $45,735.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Rosebud County, MT colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,430

Median Household Income

± $3,806

3.07k

Number of Households

± 298

In 2023, the median household income of the 3.07k households in Rosebud County, MT declined from $56,430 from the previous year's value of $57,656.

The following chart displays the households in Rosebud County, MT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rosebud County, MT is from Montana.

0.463

2022 Wage GINI in Montana

0.463

2021 Wage GINI in Montana

In 2022, the income inequality in Montana was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0827% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Montana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Montana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Montana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (75.8%)
Carpooled (11.8%)
Worked At Home (6.05%)

In 2023, 75.8% of workers in Rosebud County, MT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.8%) and those who worked at home (6.05%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

15.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rosebud County, MT have a shorter commute time (15.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.46% of the workforce in Rosebud County, MT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Rosebud County, MT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rosebud County, MT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rosebud County, MT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 16.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Rosebud County, MT. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 4.69%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

21.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rosebud County, MT (1.76k out of 8.17k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rosebud County, MT is Native American, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 24.2% of the children was living in poverty in Rosebud County, MT. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

85% of the population of Rosebud County, MT has health coverage, with 34.5% on employee plans, 24.2% on Medicaid, 12.6% on Medicare, 11.3% on non-group plans, and 2.41% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Rosebud County, MT see 1767 patients per year on average, which represents a 18.6% increase from the previous year (1490 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1625 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 406 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,767 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Rosebud County, MT

Primary care physicians in Rosebud County, MT see an average of 1,767 patients per year. This represents a 18.6% increase from the previous year (1,490 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Rosebud County, MT in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.1% under 18 years, 17.6% between 18 and 34 years, 35.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

15%

Uninsured

34.5%

Employer Coverage

24.2%

Medicaid

12.6%

Medicare

11.3%

Non-Group

2.41%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rosebud County, MT declined by 8.38% from 16.4% to 15%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Rosebud County, MT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 154 in Rosebud County, MT.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Rosebud County, MT.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.6% in Rosebud County, MT.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Rosebud County, MT.