Cooke City, MT

Census Place

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2024 Population
86
US Senator
Steve Daines
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Sheehy
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
48.5
6.59% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14%
0.894% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$49,583
18.8% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$370,800
2.29% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
57
3.39% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Cooke City, 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.

97.7% of the residents in Cooke City, MT are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Cooke City, MT was $370,800, and the homeownership rate was 51%.

Most people in Cooke City, MT walked to work, and the average commute time was 4.56 minutes. The average car ownership in Cooke City, MT was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Cooke City, MT is home to a population of 86 people, from which 97.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.3% of Cooke City, MT residents were born outside of the country (8 people).

In 2024, there were 42 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (84 people) in Cooke City, MT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.7%
2024 Citizenship
97.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.7% of Cooke City, MT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cooke City, MT was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cooke City, MT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    84 ± 35
  2. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    2 ± 4
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    0 ± 11

In 2024, there were 42 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (84 people) in Cooke City, MT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

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Global Diversity

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

9.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
8 people
9.57%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
9 people

As of 2024, 9.3% of Cooke City, MT residents (8 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 Cooke City, MT was 9.57%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Korea
    5 ± 13
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    2 ± 11

Cooke City, MT has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 2.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Cooke City, MT employs 57 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cooke City, MT were Accommodation & Food Services (25 people), Retail Trade (10 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (8 people), and the highest paying industries were Retail Trade ($26,250), Accommodation & Food Services ($16,563), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($15,938).

Occupations

57
2024 Value
± 71
−3.39%
1 Year decline
± 181%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cooke City, MT declined at a rate of −3.39%, from 59 employees to 57 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cooke City, MT, are Management Occupations (18 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (9 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (8 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cooke City, MT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

57
2024 Value
± 71
−3.39%
1 Year decline
± 181%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cooke City, MT declined at a rate of −3.39%, from 59 employees to 57 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cooke City, MT, are Accommodation & Food Services (25 people), Retail Trade (10 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (8 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cooke City, MT, though some of these residents may live in Cooke City, 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

$31,250
Median earning men ± $14,873
$42,813
Median earning women ± $45,687

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($21,875) and Retail Trade ($21,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($13,750).

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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.

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 Cooke City, MT was $370,800 in 2024, which is 1.11 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $362,500 to $370,800, a 2.29% increase. The homeownership rate in Cooke City, MT is 51%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cooke City, MT have an average commute time of 4.56 minutes, and they walked to work. Car ownership in Cooke City, MT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$370,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$35,001
$25
Median Property Taxes
±$32

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

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

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$49,583
Median Household Income
± $12,863
49
Number of Households
± 30

In 2024, the median household income of the 49 households in Cooke City, MT grew to $49,583 from the previous year's value of $41,750.

The following chart displays the households in Cooke City, 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 $30k - $35k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cooke City, 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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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Walked (58.3%)
  2. Drove Alone (35.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.25%)

In 2024, 58.3% of workers in Cooke City, MT walked to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (35.4%) and those who worked at home (6.25%).

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

4.56 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cooke City, MT have a shorter commute time (4.56 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Cooke City, 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 Cooke City, MT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cooke City, MT have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cooke City, MT (12 out of 86 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 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cooke City, MT is White, followed by Two Or More 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.

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Health

89.5% of the population of Cooke City, MT has health coverage, with 20.9% on employee plans, 10.5% on Medicaid, 12.8% on Medicare, 45.3% on non-group plans, and 0% 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, 55.8% were men and 44.2% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 4.65% under 18 years, 6.98% between 18 and 34 years, 65.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 55.8% were men and 44.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

10.5%
Uninsured
20.9%
Employer Coverage
10.5%
Medicaid
12.8%
Medicare
45.3%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cooke City, MT grew by 64% from 6.38% to 10.5%.

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