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Richland County, MT

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

AI Overview

Richland County is a small, energy-oriented county in eastern Montana with a population of 11,329 and a GDP per capita of $81,724—well above its per capita income of $37,672, suggesting significant capital-intensive industry output relative to labor earnings. The available workforce is modest, with a 67.9% labor force participation rate, a median worker earnings figure of $39,655, and only 19.4% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though the high school attainment rate reaches 96.2%. Housing costs remain relatively low, with a median home value of $259,000 and median gross rent of $866/month, and the county's 7.1% poverty rate and 3.8% unemployment rate reflect a stable if slowly contracting population, down 0.3% over five years.

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

Population

11,329

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$73,084

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.3% since 2018

Richland County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,086 (89.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races526 (4.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race232 (2.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone228 (2.0%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone61 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone48 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish175
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic65
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island54
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic29
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)23

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

481

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$81,724

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,672

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance959
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining921
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)637
  4. 4.Construction (Group)586
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services554

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,774
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,333
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,019
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations896
  5. 5.Service Occupations841

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 10.15×)934
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.52×)607
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.38×)467
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.31×)174
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.98×)267

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$259,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$866/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999583 (19.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999434 (14.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999347 (11.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999341 (11.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999256 (8.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999170 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,655

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,196 (73.2%)
  • Carpooled659 (11.5%)
  • Walked512 (8.9%)
  • Worked At Home312 (5.4%)
  • Bicycle54 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit1 (0.0%)

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.