Roberts, MT

Census Place

2024 Population

191

US Senator

Steve Daines

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Sheehy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

29.1

2.35% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

19.4%

20.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$95,917

3.59% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Roberts, MT employs 76 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Roberts, MT were Construction (31 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (26 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (7 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($146,250) and Construction ($67,188).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 96

−47.2%

1 Year decline

± 266%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Roberts, MT declined at a rate of −47.2%, from 144 employees to 76 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Roberts, MT, are Personal Care & Service Occupations (26 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (15 people), and Architecture & Engineering Occupations (15 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Roberts, 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

2024 Value

± 96

−47.2%

1 Year decline

± 266%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Roberts, MT declined at a rate of −47.2%, from 144 employees to 76 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Roberts, MT, are Construction (31 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (26 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (7 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Roberts, MT, though some of these residents may live in Roberts, MT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$77,750

Median earning men ± $49,074

$19,087

Median earning women ± $1,566

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($146,250) and Construction ($67,188).

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Roberts, MT was $225,000 in 2023, which is 0.676 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $248,500 to $225,000, a 9.46% decrease. The homeownership rate in Roberts, MT is 40%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Roberts, MT have an average commute time of 32.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Roberts, MT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$225,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$108,814

$22

Median Property Taxes

±$43

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

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

Rent vs Own

40%

Homeownership

2024

74.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 40% of the housing units in Roberts, MT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 35.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Roberts, MT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$95,917

Median Household Income

± $26,979

Number of Households

± 49

In 2024, the median household income of the 55 households in Roberts, MT grew to $95,917 from the previous year's value of $92,589.

The following chart displays the households in Roberts, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Roberts, 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 (39.5%)
Worked At Home (9.21%)

In 2024, 50% of workers in Roberts, MT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (39.5%) and those who worked at home (9.21%).

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

32.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Roberts, MT have a longer commute time (32.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Roberts, MT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Roberts, MT (37 out of 191 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Roberts, MT is Two Or More, 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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