Hill County, MT
Demographic and economic profile of Hill County, MT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Hill County is a small northern Montana county of 16,260 residents with a relatively young median age of 34.5 years, though its population has contracted 1.1% over five years and a 19.7% poverty rate signals persistent economic pressure. The labor force participation rate of 62.2% supports a workforce where median worker earnings are $35,828 and only 25.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $187,600 and median gross rent of $752/month—and the average commute of 13.6 minutes reflects a compact, rural employment geography.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-1.1% since 2018
Hill County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone10,970 (67.9%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone3,675 (22.7%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races987 (6.1%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race251 (1.6%)
- Some Other Race Alone197 (1.2%)
- Black or African American Alone41 (0.3%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish76
- 2.German or other West Germanic42
- 3.Other Indo-European27
- 4.Vietnamese15
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island3
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,707
- 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services959
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)813
- 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities582
- 5.Public Administration (Group)555
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,441
- 2.Service Occupations1,464
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,411
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations998
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations780
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.75×)550
- 2.Information (LQ 1.89×)257
- 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.54×)652
- 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.50×)515
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.28×)816
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.