Mineral County, Montana

Mineral County has a population of 4,959 and has grown 14.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $364,300, about 5.7 times the county's median household income of $63,450.

Home price
$364,300
Income
$63,450
Population
4,959
Unemployment
3.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$364,300county
Median gross rent$801county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198047.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,654(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,361county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,083county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,632county
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$63,450county
Family health premium / yr$22,294(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,778(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.238(statewide)
Poverty rate13.5%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 home9.9%county
Unemployment rate3.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed13.2%county
Share of workers employed by government17.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.2%county
Economic output per resident$32,993county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.48%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 time27.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport511553county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station89 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.7%county
Traffic deaths40.3county
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 higher26.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.7%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment678county
Students per full-time teacher10.8county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution47 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians41county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.4%county
Frequent mental distress15.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.7%county

Place

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

Population4,959county
Land area in square miles1,220county
People per square mile of land4.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store16.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract49.2%county
Population change since 2020+14.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age50.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over28.1%county
Share of households that are one person36.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages1.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls23.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents287county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in185county
Households that moved away141county
Average income of arriving households$63,605county
Average income of departing households$54,496county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year3county
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 temperature44.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.6 incounty
Annual snowfall46.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.84 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F2 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing172 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days126 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 20county
Average first fall frostSep 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$107county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.4¢county
Household electricity use893 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity19.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.9%county
Homes heated by propane44.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.8%county
Homes heated by wood26.0%county
Households with broadband83.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk16.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk13.3county
Landslide risk91.3county
Hail risk1.3county
Earthquake risk29.1county
Tornado risk1.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk15.5county
Winter weather risk53.5county
Strong wind risk2.9county
Wildfire risk85.6county

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 Mineral 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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