Dawson County, MT Census Data

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Montana



Dawson County, Montana

People QuickFactsDawson CountyMontana
Population, 2005 estimate 8,688935,670
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -4.1%3.7%
Population, 2000 9,059902,195
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 4.8%5.7%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 19.3%21.9%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 18.3%13.8%
Female persons, percent, 2005 50.4%50.1%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)98.0%91.1%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.3%0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)1.4%6.5%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.1%0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.0%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 0.1%1.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)1.4%2.4%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 96.8%89.0%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 62.8%53.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.1%1.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 4.1%5.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 82.7%87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 15.1%24.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 1,381145,732
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 13.117.7
Housing units, 2005 4,152428,357
Homeownership rate, 2000 74.0%69.1%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 10.1%15.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $62,700$99,500
Households, 2000 3,625358,667
Persons per household, 2000 2.372.45
Median household income, 2003 $33,781$34,449
Per capita money income, 1999 $15,368$17,151
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 12.7%14.2%
Business QuickFactsDawson CountyMontana
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 30034,6861
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 2,872314,8651
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 15.9%6.3%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 60778,703
Total number of firms, 2002 833100,402
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA2.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA24.4%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) NA4,987,577
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 61,6217,223,420
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 74,73210,122,625
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $8,553$11,116
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 9,1031,537,986
Building permits, 2005 44,803
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 58,4017,493,5671
Geography QuickFactsDawson CountyMontana
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 2,373145,552
Persons per square mile, 2000 3.86.2
FIPS Code 02130
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:05:21 EST
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