Broadwater County, MT

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2022 Population

6,977

5.06% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Tester

Democratic Party

US Senator

Steve Daines

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

47.4

1.07% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

9.15%

32.8% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$61,679

2.38% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$335,700

26.3% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Broadwater County, MT had a population of 6.98k people with a median age of 47.4 and a median household income of $61,679. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Broadwater County, MT grew from 6,641 to 6,977, a 5.06% increase and its median household income grew from $60,244 to $61,679, a 2.38% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Broadwater County, MT are White (Non-Hispanic) (89.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (6.94%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (1.09%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.989%), and White (Hispanic) (0.917%).

None of the households in Broadwater 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.

99.2% of the residents in Broadwater County, MT are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Broadwater County, MT was $335,700, and the homeownership rate was 83%.

Most people in Broadwater County, MT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Broadwater County, MT was 2 cars per household.

Broadwater County, MT borders Gallatin County, MT, Jefferson County, MT, Lewis and Clark County, MT, and Meagher County, MT.

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Population & Diversity

Broadwater County, MT is home to a population of 6.98k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.48% of Broadwater County, MT residents were born outside of the country (103 people).

In 2022, there were 12.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.22k people) in Broadwater County, MT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 484 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 76 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.2%

2022 Citizenship

99%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.2% of Broadwater County, MT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Broadwater County, MT was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Broadwater County, MT

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.22k ± 168
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
484 ± 204
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
76 ± 59

2.19%

Hispanic Population

153 people

2.19% of the people in Broadwater County, MT are hispanic (153 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

1.48%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

103 people

1.33%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

88 people

As of 2022, 1.48% of Broadwater County, MT residents (103 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Broadwater County, MT was 1.33%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
325 ± 145
Gulf War (2001-)
101 ± 67
Gulf War (1990s)
35 ± 24

Broadwater County, MT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.22 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Broadwater County, MT employs 3.18k people. The largest industries in Broadwater County, MT are Construction (395 people), Retail Trade (373 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (272 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($106,429), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($105,313), and Construction ($73,551).

Employment

Occupations

3.18k

2022 Value

± 397

4.91%

1 Year growth

± 17.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Broadwater County, MT grew at a rate of 4.91%, from 3.03k employees to 3.18k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Broadwater County, MT, are Management Occupations (554 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (378 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (287 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Broadwater 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

3.18k

2022 Value

± 397

4.91%

1 Year growth

± 17.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Broadwater County, MT grew at a rate of 4.91%, from 3.03k employees to 3.18k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Broadwater County, MT, are Construction (395 people), Retail Trade (373 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (272 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Broadwater County, MT, though some of these residents may live in Broadwater County, MT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,815

Median earning men ± $11,817

$34,846

Median earning women ± $6,698

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Construction ($73,722), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($68,068), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,368).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($87,868), Public Administration ($58,875), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($55,223).

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

51
Construction
15
Transportation and Warehousing
14
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Broadwater County, MT went to Donald J. Trump with 77.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (20.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.17%).

Jon Tester and Steve Daines 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 (77.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (20.4%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.17%)
Libertarian Party

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Montana

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Jon Tester

Senator from Montana

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

Steve Daines

Senator from Montana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Jon Tester and Steve Daines 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

Completions

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.

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 Broadwater County, MT was $335,700 in 2022, which is 1.19 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $265,700 to $335,700, a 26.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Broadwater County, MT is 83%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Broadwater County, MT have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Broadwater County, MT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$335,700

Median Property Value 2022

±$33,185

$2,385

Median Property Taxes

±$334

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 Broadwater County, MT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

83%

Homeownership

2022

62%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 83% of the housing units in Broadwater County, MT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 85.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Broadwater 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 2
Census Tract 1

The following map shows all of the tracts in Broadwater 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.

$61,679

Median Household Income

± $6,687

2.87k

Number of Households

± 358

In 2022, the median household income of the 2.87k households in Broadwater County, MT grew to $61,679 from the previous year's value of $60,244.

The following chart displays the households in Broadwater 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Broadwater 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 2022

Drove Alone (77.2%)
Worked At Home (11.7%)
Carpooled (8.99%)

In 2022, 77.2% of workers in Broadwater County, MT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.7%) and those who carpooled to work (8.99%).

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

25.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Broadwater County, MT have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.79% of the workforce in Broadwater County, MT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Broadwater 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 Broadwater County, MT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Broadwater County, MT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Broadwater County, MT (633 out of 6.92k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 16 - 17.

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

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
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

91.9% of the population of Broadwater County, MT has health coverage, with 41.7% on employee plans, 10.1% on Medicaid, 19.2% on Medicare, 18.8% on non-group plans, and 2.04% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Broadwater County, MT see 3222 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.34% increase from the previous year (3118 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2429 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1215 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,222 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Broadwater County, MT

Primary care physicians in Broadwater County, MT see an average of 3,222 patients per year. This represents a 3.34% increase from the previous year (3,118 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.9% under 18 years, 15.9% between 18 and 34 years, 39.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.11%

Uninsured

41.7%

Employer Coverage

10.1%

Medicaid

19.2%

Medicare

18.8%

Non-Group

2.04%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Broadwater County, MT declined by 19% from 10% to 8.11%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Broadwater 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 N/A in Broadwater County, MT.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Broadwater 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 31.9% in Broadwater County, MT.

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