Toole County, MT
Demographic and economic profile of Toole County, MT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Toole County is a small, agriculture- and energy-oriented economy on Montana's Hi-Line, with a population of 5,028 that grew just 1.0% over five years and a labor force participation rate of 54.4%. The workforce is modestly educated—21.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 86.2% have a high school diploma—and relatively low-cost, with median worker earnings of $36,822 and median gross rent of just $753 per month. A notable gap exists between per capita income ($29,977) and GDP per capita ($79,334), suggesting capital-intensive industries that generate significant output relative to local wages, while a 4.0% unemployment rate and median home value of $187,400 reflect a stable, affordable operating environment.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+1.0% since 2018
Toole County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone4,221 (83.4%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone301 (5.9%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races139 (2.7%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race137 (2.7%)
- Some Other Race Alone111 (2.2%)
- Black or African American Alone85 (1.7%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.German or other West Germanic114
- 2.Spanish76
- 3.Other Indo-European31
- 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic21
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island7
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance387
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining293
- 3.Public Administration (Group)272
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services242
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)237
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations890
- 2.Service Occupations394
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations361
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations299
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations276
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 8.27×)285
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.32×)237
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.38×)262
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.33×)168
- 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.04×)244
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.