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Park County, MT

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

AI Overview

Park County's economy reflects a leisure- and tourism-oriented identity typical of gateway communities near Yellowstone National Park, with a small labor pool of roughly 17,500 residents, 38.1% of whom hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and a low unemployment rate of 2.9%. Median worker earnings of $40,417 sit below the median household income of $70,047, suggesting reliance on multiple-earner households, while a poverty rate of 13.1% indicates income spread across the workforce. The county posted 7.6% population growth over five years, but a median home value of $429,700 against median earnings signals a notable affordability gap for workers entering the market.

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

Population

17,484

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$70,047

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+7.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone16,159 (91.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race590 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races555 (3.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone211 (1.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone124 (0.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone36 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish306
  2. 2.Other Indo-European87
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic55
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic19
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)13

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,348

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,741

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$45,894

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,489
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,351
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,125
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,094
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)698

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,807
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,601
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,399
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,297
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations616

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.44×)353
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.82×)1,141
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.72×)1,368
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.42×)607
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.22×)523

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$429,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$927/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9991,238 (21.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,066 (18.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999892 (15.4%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999570 (9.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999431 (7.4%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999333 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

38.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,417

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,647 (65.6%)
  • Worked At Home1,464 (17.0%)
  • Carpooled903 (10.5%)
  • Walked298 (3.5%)
  • Bicycle126 (1.5%)
  • Public Transit85 (1.0%)

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.