Sun Prairie, MT

Census Place

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2023 Population
1,514
10.8% 1-year growth
US Senator
Steve Daines
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Sheehy
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
49.5
1% 1-year decrease
2023 Poverty Rate
9.31%
12.3% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$61,004
16.6% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$156,800
5.66% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
718
9.62% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Sun Prairie, MT had a population of 1.51k people with a median age of 49.5 and a median household income of $61,004. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Sun Prairie, MT grew from 1,366 to 1,514, a 10.8% increase and its median household income grew from $52,311 to $61,004, a 16.6% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sun Prairie, MT are White (Non-Hispanic) (88.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.08%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (3.76%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (1.59%), and Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) (0.462%).

None of the households in Sun Prairie, 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.

99.8% of the residents in Sun Prairie, MT are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Sun Prairie, MT was $156,800, and the homeownership rate was 98.5%.

Most people in Sun Prairie, MT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Sun Prairie, MT was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Sun Prairie, MT is home to a population of 1.51k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 6.74% of Sun Prairie, MT residents were born outside of the country (102 people).

In 2023, there were 14.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.33k people) in Sun Prairie, MT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 92 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 57 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.8%
2023 Citizenship
100%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.8% of Sun Prairie, MT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Sun Prairie, MT was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sun Prairie, MT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.33k ± 334
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    92 ± 106
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    57 ± 38

In 2023, there were 14.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.33k people) in Sun Prairie, MT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 92 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 57 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.74%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
102 people

As of 2023, 6.74% of Sun Prairie, MT residents (102 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sun Prairie, MT was 0%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    89 ± 57
  2. Vietnam
    71 ± 41
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    69 ± 85

Sun Prairie, MT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Sun Prairie, MT employs 718 people. In 2023, the largest industries in Sun Prairie, MT were Retail Trade (167 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (126 people), and Construction (98 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($90,321), Wholesale Trade ($44,792), and Retail Trade ($37,697).

Occupations

718
2023 Value
± 206
9.62%
1 Year growth
± 38.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sun Prairie, MT grew at a rate of 9.62%, from 655 employees to 718 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sun Prairie, MT, are Sales & Related Occupations (94 people), Management Occupations (83 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (82 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sun Prairie, MT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

718
2023 Value
± 206
9.62%
1 Year growth
± 38.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sun Prairie, MT grew at a rate of 9.62%, from 655 employees to 718 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sun Prairie, MT, are Retail Trade (167 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (126 people), and Construction (98 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sun Prairie, MT, though some of these residents may live in Sun Prairie, 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

$44,625
Median earning men ± $18,694
$27,554
Median earning women ± $17,160

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($106,389), Construction ($90,769), and Retail Trade ($52,665).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Retail Trade ($29,783), Other Services Except Public Administration ($23,846), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($19,136).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.399% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.388% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (254k), Some college (207k), and Bachelors Degree (187k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Sun Prairie, MT was $156,800 in 2023, which is 0.517 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $148,400 to $156,800, a 5.66% increase. The homeownership rate in Sun Prairie, MT is 98.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Sun Prairie, MT have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sun Prairie, MT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$156,800
Median Property Value 2023
±$39,529
$606
Median Property Taxes
±$178

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 Sun Prairie, MT the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

98.5%
Homeownership
2023
70.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 98.5% of the housing units in Sun Prairie, MT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 98.5%.

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Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Sun Prairie, MT colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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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.
$61,004
Median Household Income
± $8,823
615
Number of Households
± 176

In 2023, the median household income of the 615 households in Sun Prairie, MT grew to $61,004 from the previous year's value of $52,311.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sun Prairie, MT is from Sun Prairie, MT.
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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (81.1%)
  2. Carpooled (11.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.79%)

In 2023, 81.1% of workers in Sun Prairie, MT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.1%) and those who worked at home (7.79%).

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

20.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sun Prairie, MT have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Sun Prairie, 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 Sun Prairie, MT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sun Prairie, MT have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

9.31% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sun Prairie, MT (138 out of 1.48k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 15 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sun Prairie, MT is White, followed by Black 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.

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Health

87.4% of the population of Sun Prairie, MT has health coverage, with 26.3% on employee plans, 20.4% on Medicaid, 19.3% on Medicare, 17.1% on non-group plans, and 4.33% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Montana see 1,200 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.826% decrease from the previous year (1,210 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1350 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 266 patients per year.

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.9% under 18 years, 17.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.1% over 64 years.

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

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Uninsured People

12.6%
Uninsured
26.3%
Employer Coverage
20.4%
Medicaid
19.3%
Medicare
17.1%
Non-Group
4.33%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sun Prairie, MT declined by 16.9% from 15.2% to 12.6%.

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