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Wheatland County, MT

Demographic and economic profile of Wheatland County, MT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Wheatland County is a small, rural Montana county of 2,049 residents with a heavily owner-occupied housing stock (76.2%) and low median home values of $172,700 and median rents of $741/month. The labor force is limited—51.8% participation—with 92.6% holding a high school diploma but only 17.8% holding a bachelor's degree, and median worker earnings of $36,104. The county has seen a population decline of 4.7% over five years, carries a 23.7% poverty rate, and maintains an unemployment rate of just 0.9%, reflecting a small, largely stable but contracting workforce.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

2,049

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,489

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.7% since 2018

Wheatland County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone1,967 (95.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone32 (1.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone20 (1.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races19 (0.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race11 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone7 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic56

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

49.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

28.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

184

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,765

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,719

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

0.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining185
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance151
  3. 3.Construction (Group)139
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)73
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services54

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations268
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations252
  3. 3.Service Occupations145
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations114
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations68

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 15.08×)203
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 2.23×)130
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.76×)149

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$172,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$741/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999104 (15.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99995 (14.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,99984 (12.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99951 (7.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99945 (6.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,99941 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,104

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone432 (52.5%)
  • Worked At Home192 (23.3%)
  • Carpooled89 (10.8%)
  • Walked83 (10.1%)
  • Public Transit23 (2.8%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.