Mineral County, MT
Demographic and economic profile of Mineral County, MT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Mineral County is a small, rural Montana county of 4,796 residents that has seen notable population growth of 13.9% over five years, suggesting it is attracting new residents despite a median age of 50.0 and a labor force participation rate of just 52.9%. The workforce is largely high-school educated—93.3% hold at least a diploma, while only 26.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $36,571 and an unemployment rate of 4.0%. Housing costs remain relatively low, with a median gross rent of $746/month and an 81.1% homeownership rate, though a poverty rate of 17.9% signals meaningful economic strain alongside a GDP per capita of $24,087.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+13.9% since 2018
Mineral County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone4,556 (91.9%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races217 (4.4%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone71 (1.4%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race63 (1.3%)
- Some Other Race Alone29 (0.6%)
- Asian Alone14 (0.3%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish61
- 2.Other Indo-European30
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island7
- 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)5
- 5.German or other West Germanic5
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance380
- 2.Construction (Group)237
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)233
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services192
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities191
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations748
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations391
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations374
- 4.Service Occupations362
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations216
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.07×)161
- 2.Construction (LQ 1.78×)245
- 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.48×)172
- 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 0.99×)131
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.92×)160
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.