Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT

Census Place

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2024 Population
9,597
US Senator
Steve Daines
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Sheehy
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
49.9
0.605% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
16.3%
10.2% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$57,527
16.1% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$231,700
10.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,543
2.04% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Anaconda-Deer Lodge 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.

99.8% of the residents in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT was $231,700, and the homeownership rate was 73%.

Most people in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT was 2 cars per household.

United StatesMontanaDeer Lodge County, MTSouthwest Montana--Butte-Silver Bow & Hamilton City PUMA, MTCentral Montana--Havre & Livingston City PUMA, MT

Population & Diversity

Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT is home to a population of 9.6k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.375% of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT residents were born outside of the country (36 people).

In 2024, there were 28 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.57k people) in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 306 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 226 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%
2024 Citizenship
99.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    8.57k ± 90
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    306 ± 78
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    226 ± 62
3.49%
Hispanic Population
335 people

In 2024, there were 28 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.57k people) in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 306 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 226 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.49% of the people in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT are hispanic (335 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Canada
    3,832 ± 1,517 people
  2. Mexico
    2,638 ± 1,259 people
  3. Germany
    1,932 ± 1,078 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Montana was Canada, the natal country of 3,832 Montana residents, followed by Mexico with 2,638 and Germany with 1,932.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.375%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
36 people
0.589%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
56 people

As of 2024, 0.375% of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT residents (36 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT was 0.589%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    435 ± 118
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    150 ± 90
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    143 ± 64

Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.9 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT employs 4.54k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,020 people), Construction (525 people), and Retail Trade (425 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($102,500), Transportation & Warehousing ($93,295), and Manufacturing ($68,854).

Employment

Occupations

4.54k
2024 Value
± 468
2.04%
1 Year growth
± 14.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT grew at a rate of 2.04%, from 4.45k employees to 4.54k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (577 people), Management Occupations (441 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (390 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

4.54k
2024 Value
± 468
2.04%
1 Year growth
± 14.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT grew at a rate of 2.04%, from 4.45k employees to 4.54k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,020 people), Construction (525 people), and Retail Trade (425 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT, though some of these residents may live in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$43,788
Median earning men ± $7,196
$38,588
Median earning women ± $5,704

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($94,318), Information ($85,107), and Manufacturing ($69,792).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($75,375), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,868), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,609).

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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.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Montana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.96%).

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

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.96%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Montana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.96%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Montana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Montana

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Steve Daines
Senator from Montana2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Tim Sheehy
Senator from Montana1
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT was $231,700 in 2024, which is 0.696 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $209,700 to $231,700, a 10.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT is 73%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT have an average commute time of 18.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$231,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,736
$3,267
Median Property Taxes
±$358

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 Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

73%
Homeownership
2024
67.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73% of the housing units in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$57,527
Median Household Income
± $6,425
4.47k
Number of Households
± 441

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.47k households in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT grew to $57,527 from the previous year's value of $49,533.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT is from Montana.
0.46
2023 Wage GINI in Montana
0.463
2022 Wage GINI in Montana

In 2023, the income inequality in Montana was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.635% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Montana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Montana in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.05%)
  3. Walked (6.26%)

In 2024, 75.3% of workers in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.05%) and those who walked to work (6.26%).

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.

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Commute Time

18.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT have a shorter commute time (18.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.64% of the workforce in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT (1.5k out of 9.19k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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.

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Health

94.4% of the population of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT has health coverage, with 38.5% on employee plans, 22.4% on Medicaid, 17.3% on Medicare, 14% on non-group plans, and 2.09% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Montana see 1,200 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,200 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1350 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 250 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.6% were men and 48.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 12.6% under 18 years, 17.9% between 18 and 34 years, 42.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.6% were men and 48.4% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

5.65%
Uninsured
38.5%
Employer Coverage
22.4%
Medicaid
17.3%
Medicare
14%
Non-Group
2.09%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT declined by 16.5% from 6.76% to 5.65%.

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