Toole County, Montana

Toole County has a population of 5,061 and has grown 4.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $218,400, about 3.8 times the county's median household income of $57,731.

Home price
$218,400
Income
$57,731
Population
5,061
Unemployment
4.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$218,400county
Median gross rent$826county
Median year homes here were built1966county
Share of homes built before 198067.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented36.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,654(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,230county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,052county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,702county
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$57,731county
Family health premium / yr$22,294(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,778(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.238(statewide)
Poverty rate12.6%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 home10.6%county
Unemployment rate4.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed14.5%county
Share of workers employed by government27.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.4%county
Economic output per resident$96,595county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.87%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 time15.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service79 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport186778county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station4.9 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.3%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 higher22.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.3%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment681county
Students per full-time teacher10.8county
Free lunch eligible66.3%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution53 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians60county
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 insurance8.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.4%county
Frequent mental distress17.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.9%county

Place

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

Population5,061county
Land area in square miles1,915county
People per square mile of land2.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store39.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age37.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.0%county
Share of households that are one person36.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.2%county
Second languages5.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents402county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in142county
Households that moved away103county
Average income of arriving households$31,775county
Average income of departing households$41,990county
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 temperature43.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation11.2 incounty
Annual snowfall45.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.87 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F6 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing168 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days119 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 20county
Average first fall frostSep 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$114(statewide)
Electric utilities serving this county2(statewide)
Electricity price per kWh13.8¢(statewide)
Household electricity use823 kWh(statewide)
Residential natural gas price$9.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity31.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas47.6%county
Homes heated by propane13.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood4.8%county
Households with broadband88.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk17.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk39.8county
Landslide risk24.6county
Hail risk3.5county
Earthquake risk29.9county
Tornado risk3.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk11.4county
Winter weather risk42.0county
Strong wind risk12.7county
Wildfire risk47.9county

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 Toole 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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