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Glacier County, MT

Demographic and economic profile of Glacier County, MT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Glacier County has a small workforce of roughly 13,700 residents with a labor force participation rate of 54.6% and an unemployment rate of 9.3%, reflecting a structurally constrained labor market. Educational attainment is limited, with only 18.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings stand at $34,901 against a poverty rate of 30.3%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $153,400 and median gross rent of $553/month—and the county's median age of 33.4 years points to a relatively young population in a market with near-flat population growth of +0.1% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

13,713

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$46,875

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

33.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.1% since 2018

Glacier County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone8,812 (64.6%)
  • White Alone4,115 (30.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races404 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race82 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone81 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone77 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic353
  2. 2.Spanish131
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island70
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)26
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

29.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

546

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,414

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$22,605

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

30.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,422
  2. 2.Public Administration (Group)703
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services533
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining468
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)445

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,717
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,390
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations787
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations564
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations498

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.04×)478
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 3.24×)761
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.33×)581
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.30×)1,503
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.83×)242

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$153,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$553/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

63.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999407 (14.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999291 (10.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999283 (10.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999258 (9.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999174 (6.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999149 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,901

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

14.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,102 (64.4%)
  • Carpooled671 (13.9%)
  • Worked At Home603 (12.5%)
  • Walked342 (7.1%)
  • Other59 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit29 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.