Powell County, Montana

Powell County has a population of 7,053 and has grown 3.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $306,500, about 4.6 times the county's median household income of $66,923.

Home price
$306,500
Income
$66,923
Population
7,053
Unemployment
2.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$306,500county
Median gross rent$820county
Median year homes here were built1966county
Share of homes built before 198070.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use14.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,654(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,133county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$884county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,576county
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$66,923county
Family health premium / yr$22,294(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,778(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.238(statewide)
Poverty rate5.6%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 home9.4%county
Unemployment rate2.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force41.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.9%county
Share of workers employed by government28.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.5%county
Economic output per resident$50,545county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.69%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 time18.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service36 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport15773county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station132 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.4%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher19.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.6%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment702county
Students per full-time teacher12.1county
Free lunch eligible55.7%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution32 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians71county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.3%county
Frequent mental distress16.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.5%county

Place

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

Population7,053county
Land area in square miles2,326county
People per square mile of land3.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store21.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age45.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1813.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.9%county
Share of households that are one person30.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.3%county
Second languages4.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls30.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents245county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in178county
Households that moved away164county
Average income of arriving households$59,320county
Average income of departing households$45,817county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes29county
Housing units authorised in the latest year88county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings34.1%county
Violent crime rate424(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature42.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation28.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.90 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing193 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days99 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 8county
Average first fall frostSep 15county

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 electricity20.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas44.0%county
Homes heated by propane17.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood15.7%county
Households with broadband83.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk15.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk21.8county
Landslide risk91.7county
Hail risk10.5county
Earthquake risk59.5county
Tornado risk2.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk5.9county
Winter weather risk74.7county
Strong wind risk5.3county
Wildfire risk86.4county

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 Powell 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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