Blaine County, Montana

Blaine County has a population of 6,949 and has shrunk 2.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $155,500, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $64,813.

Home price
$155,500
Income
$64,813
Population
6,949
Unemployment
13.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$155,500county
Median gross rent$660county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198070.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,654(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,184county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$902county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,420county
Home insurance / yr$3,215(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living95.5(statewide)
Median household income$64,813county
Family health premium / yr$22,294(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,778(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.238(statewide)
Poverty rate18.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home16.6%county
Unemployment rate13.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.6%county
Share of workers employed by government37.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.1%county
Economic output per resident$32,725county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.34%county
Top state income tax5.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.10%(statewide)
Combined sales tax0.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time15.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service41 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3095county
Miles to nearest general aviation field10 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here8county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station38 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.6%county
Traffic deaths72.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher23.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.7%county
Public schools in the county17county
Public school enrollment1323county
Students per full-time teacher12.5county
Free lunch eligible84.3%county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools4county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution6.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians57county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance18.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year22.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population6,949county
Land area in square miles4,228county
People per square mile of land1.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store42.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract22.6%county
Population change since 2020-2.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age35.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1829.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.7%county
Share of households that are one person24.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages10.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls43.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents440county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in69county
Households that moved away110county
Average income of arriving households$42,928county
Average income of departing households$34,882county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.7%(statewide)
Violent crime rate424(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature43.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation14.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.87 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F10 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing168 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days136 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 14county
Average first fall frostSep 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$113county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.9¢county
Household electricity use756 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity17.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas40.0%county
Homes heated by propane27.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood13.8%county
Households with broadband83.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk46.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk35.7county
Landslide risk44.7county
Hail risk28.2county
Earthquake risk13.4county
Tornado risk6.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk20.6county
Winter weather risk81.3county
Strong wind risk9.4county
Wildfire risk69.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Blaine County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Montana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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