| | People QuickFacts | Powell County | Montana |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 998,199 |
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Population, 2010 | 7,027 | 989,415 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | -2.1% | 9.7% |
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Population, 2000 | 7,180 | 902,195 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 4.3% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 17.3% | 22.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 16.4% | 14.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 38.9% | 49.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 92.4% | 89.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.0% | 0.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 4.4% | 6.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 0.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.3% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.7% | 2.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 91.4% | 87.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 80.5% | 83.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.1% | 2.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 5.5% | 4.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 89.0% | 91.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 18.7% | 27.9% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,070 | 100,874 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 19.0 | 17.7 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 3,105 | 482,825 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 74.6% | 69.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 8.2% | 16.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $114,600 | $173,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 2,397 | 401,328 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.39 | 2.36 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $17,849 | $23,836 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $39,851 | $43,872 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 17.3% | 14.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Powell County | Montana |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 162 | 36,3262 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 976 | 341,3572 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -14.6% | 15.2%2 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 508 | 78,775 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 797 | 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) | D | 8,202,782 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 35,007 | 14,686,854 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $4,921 | $15,343 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 7,269 | 2,079,426 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 0 | 2,022 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 49,501 | 10,353,0342 |