Cut Bank, MT

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,028
US Senator
Steve Daines
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Sheehy
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
37.6
6.47% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
18.9%
15.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$49,432
11.5% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$164,100
1.67% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,143
4.77% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cut Bank, 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.

99.7% of the residents in Cut Bank, MT are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Cut Bank, MT was $164,100, and the homeownership rate was 67.3%.

Most people in Cut Bank, MT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 10.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Cut Bank, MT was 1 car per household.

United StatesMontanaGlacier County, MTFlathead, Glacier & Lincoln Counties--Kalispell City PUMA, MT

Population & Diversity

Cut Bank, MT is home to a population of 3.03k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.429% of Cut Bank, MT residents were born outside of the country (13 people).

In 2024, there were 3.04 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.01k people) in Cut Bank, MT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 660 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 215 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%
2024 Citizenship
99.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Cut Bank, MT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cut Bank, MT was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cut Bank, MT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.01k ± 249
  2. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    660 ± 240
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    215 ± 106
3.01%
Hispanic Population
91 people

In 2024, there were 3.04 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.01k people) in Cut Bank, MT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 660 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 215 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.01% of the people in Cut Bank, MT are hispanic (91 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cut Bank, 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

0.429%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
13 people
0.855%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
26 people

As of 2024, 0.429% of Cut Bank, MT residents (13 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 Cut Bank, MT was 0.855%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    61 ± 49
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    29 ± 24
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    23 ± 27

Cut Bank, MT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Cut Bank, MT employs 1.14k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cut Bank, MT were Educational Services (217 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (141 people), and Retail Trade (137 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($88,299), Transportation & Warehousing ($79,145), and Educational Services ($65,847).

Employment

Occupations

1.14k
2024 Value
± 234
4.77%
1 Year growth
± 28.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cut Bank, MT grew at a rate of 4.77%, from 1.09k employees to 1.14k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cut Bank, MT, are Sales & Related Occupations (123 people), Transportation Occupations (121 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (116 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cut Bank, 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

1.14k
2024 Value
± 234
4.77%
1 Year growth
± 28.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cut Bank, MT grew at a rate of 4.77%, from 1.09k employees to 1.14k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cut Bank, MT, are Educational Services (217 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (141 people), and Retail Trade (137 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cut Bank, MT, though some of these residents may live in Cut Bank, 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

$49,635
Median earning men ± $6,249
$29,199
Median earning women ± $8,502

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($102,896), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($88,958), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,500), Retail Trade ($28,833), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($11,875).

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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

Voting results are not available for Cut Bank, MT. Showing the available data for Montana.
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 Cut Bank, MT was $164,100 in 2024, which is 0.493 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $161,400 to $164,100, a 1.67% increase. The homeownership rate in Cut Bank, MT is 67.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cut Bank, MT have an average commute time of 10.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cut Bank, MT is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$164,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$16,725
$732
Median Property Taxes
±$176

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 Cut Bank, MT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

67.3%
Homeownership
2024
59.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 67.3% of the housing units in Cut Bank, MT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.8%.

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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.
$49,432
Median Household Income
± $18,438
1.09k
Number of Households
± 218

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.09k households in Cut Bank, MT declined from $49,432 from the previous year's value of $55,848.

The following chart displays the households in Cut Bank, 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 $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cut Bank, 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 (69.9%)
  2. Carpooled (16.7%)
  3. Walked (8.14%)

In 2024, 69.9% of workers in Cut Bank, MT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.7%) and those who walked to work (8.14%).

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

10.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cut Bank, MT have a shorter commute time (10.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Cut Bank, MT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cut Bank, MT (554 out of 2.93k 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 75+, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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Health

92.1% of the population of Cut Bank, MT has health coverage, with 26.9% on employee plans, 42% on Medicaid, 11.5% on Medicare, 7.57% on non-group plans, and 4.1% 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, 52.7% were men and 47.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 33.5% under 18 years, 12.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.7% were men and 47.3% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

7.87%
Uninsured
26.9%
Employer Coverage
42%
Medicaid
11.5%
Medicare
7.57%
Non-Group
4.1%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cut Bank, MT declined by 5.36% from 8.31% to 7.87%.

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