Elmo, MT

Census Place

2024 Population

290

US Senator

Steve Daines

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Sheehy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

25.5

52.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.7%

61% 1-year decrease

2018 Median Household Income

$25,083

18% 1-year growth

2014 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Elmo, MT is home to a population of 290 people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.48% of Elmo, MT residents were born outside of the country (13 people).

In 2024, there were 9.36 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (262 people) in Elmo, MT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 28 White (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Elmo, MT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Elmo, MT was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Elmo, MT

American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
262 ± 161
White (Non-Hispanic)
28 ± 21
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
0 ± 11

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Elmo, MT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Canada
4,118 ± 1,573 people
Mexico
2,905 ± 1,322 people
Philippines
1,984 ± 1,093 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Montana was Canada, the natal country of 4,118 Montana residents, followed by Mexico with 2,905 and Philippines with 1,984.

Foreign-Born Population

4.48%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

13 people

6.01%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

11 people

As of 2024, 4.48% of Elmo, 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 Elmo, MT was 6.01%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Elmo, MT was $89,100 in 2014, which is 0.268 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2013 and 2014 the median property value increased from $410,000 to $89,100, a 78.3% decrease. The homeownership rate in Elmo, MT is 69.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

Housing

Property

$89,100

Median Property Value 2014

±$957,786

$65

Median Property Taxes

±$58

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 Elmo, MT the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Elmo, 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.

$25,083

Median Household Income

± $25,016

Number of Households

± 70

In 2018, the median household income of the 93 households in Elmo, MT grew to $25,083 from the previous year's value of $21,250.

The following chart displays the households in Elmo, 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 Elmo, 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 (50%)
Carpooled (50%)

In 2024, 50% of workers in Elmo, MT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (50%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Elmo, MT (34 out of 290 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 Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Elmo, 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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