| | People QuickFacts | Beaverhead County | Montana |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 9,346 | 1,005,141 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 9,246 | 989,417 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.1% | 1.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 9,246 | 989,415 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 19.2% | 22.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 17.2% | 15.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 48.9% | 49.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 95.3% | 89.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 0.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.6% | 6.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.6% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.7% | 2.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 3.9% | 3.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 91.8% | 87.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 80.6% | 83.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 2.4% | 2.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 5.3% | 4.6% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 92.8% | 91.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 30.9% | 28.2% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,031 | 99,163 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 16.0 | 17.9 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 5,352 | 489,157 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 62.7% | 68.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 9.1% | 16.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $182,200 | $179,900 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 4,004 | 403,495 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.12 | 2.36 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $22,216 | $24,640 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $41,226 | $45,324 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 13.8% | 14.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Beaverhead County | Montana |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 362 | 36,0112 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 2,324 | 338,4052 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 9.3 | 14.22 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 897 | 83,651 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,324 | 114,398 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.0% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 24.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 10,638,145 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 24,333 | 8,202,782 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 122,910 | 14,686,854 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,877 | $15,343 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 16,054 | 2,079,426 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 3 | 1,914 |