Boneau, MT

Census Place

2024 Population

277

US Senator

Steve Daines

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Sheehy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.4

16.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

21.7%

38.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$43,056

2017 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Boneau, MT employs 103 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Boneau, MT were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (26 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (23 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (21 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($33,929).

Employment

Occupations

103

2024 Value

± 93

−6.36%

1 Year decline

± 136%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Boneau, MT declined at a rate of −6.36%, from 110 employees to 103 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Boneau, MT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (38 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (26 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (21 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Boneau, MT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Montana.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

103

2024 Value

± 93

−6.36%

1 Year decline

± 136%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Boneau, MT declined at a rate of −6.36%, from 110 employees to 103 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Boneau, MT, are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (26 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (23 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (21 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Boneau, MT, though some of these residents may live in Boneau, MT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$11,845

Median earning men ± $43,471

$25,761

Median earning women ± $5,290

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($33,929).

Education

The student population of Boneau, MT in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 107 male students and 185 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Boneau, MT are American Indian or Alaska Native (41 and 95.3%) and White (2 and 4.65%).

The largest universities in Boneau, MT by number of degrees awarded are Stone Child College (43 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Boneau, MT are General Management Information Systems (7 and 16.3%), Accounting Technology & Bookkeeping (5 and 11.6%), and Early Childhood Education & Teaching (5 and 11.6%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $2,520 for in-state students and $2,520 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 292 students enrolled in Boneau, MT, 36.6% men and 63.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in American Indian or Alaska Native with 278 records, of which 63.3% were women and 36.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business
4 degrees awarded
General Health Services
3 degrees awarded
Other Science Technologies
3 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Boneau, MT was General Business with 4 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Stone Child College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

43 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Stone Child College with 43 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 10 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Boneau, MT, which is 0.303 times less than the 33 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was American Indian or Alaska Native students. These 41 degrees mean that there were 20.5 times more degrees awarded to American Indian or Alaska Native students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 2 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, 4-year or above ($2,520) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,090) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,300) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Boneau, MT was $121,900 in 2017, which is 0.366 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $120,800 to $121,900, a 0.911% increase. The homeownership rate in Boneau, MT is 25.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Boneau, MT have an average commute time of 16.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Boneau, MT is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$121,900

Median Property Value 2017

±$86,163

$19

Median Property Taxes

±$40

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 Boneau, MT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$43,056

Median Household Income

± $20,273

Number of Households

± 48

The following chart displays the households in Boneau, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.458

2024 Wage GINI in Montana

0.46

2023 Wage GINI in Montana

In 2024, the income inequality in Montana was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.613% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Montana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (56.3%)
Carpooled (36.9%)
Worked At Home (6.8%)

In 2024, 56.3% of workers in Boneau, MT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (36.9%) and those who worked at home (6.8%).

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

16.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Boneau, MT have a shorter commute time (16.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Boneau, MT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Boneau, MT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Boneau, MT have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Boneau, MT (60 out of 277 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Boneau, MT is Native American, followed by White and Black.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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