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Yellowstone County, Montana demographics

Population: 163,593

Median age: 38.5

Median household income: 65,656

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Yellowstone County, Montana.

Population

2021	163,593
2020	160,390
2019	159,008
2018	157,816
2017	156,332
2016	155,344
2015	153,692
2014	151,965
2013	150,156
2012	148,191
2011	146,151
2010	144,050
2009	140,436

Yellowstone County, MT cities

Ballantine CDP - 338

Billings city - 115,689

Broadview town - 161

Custer CDP - 158

Huntley CDP - 561

Laurel city - 7,164

Lockwood CDP - 7,162

Shepherd CDP - 825

Worden CDP - 550

Census data for Yellowstone County, Montana

Demographic and housing estimates in Yellowstone County, Montana

Total population
Total population	163,593
Male	81,052
Female	82,541

Population by age
Total population	163,593
Under 5 years	9,855
5 to 9 years	10,967
10 to 14 years	11,389
15 to 19 years	9,917
20 to 24 years	9,467
25 to 34 years	22,506
35 to 44 years	21,222
45 to 54 years	18,968
55 to 59 years	10,383
60 to 64 years	11,179
65 to 74 years	16,667
75 to 84 years	7,587
85 years and over	3,486
Median age (years)	38.5
Under 18 years	38,563
16 years and over	129,415
18 years and over	125,030
21 years and over	120,048
62 years and over	34,056
65 years and over	27,740

Population by race
Total population	163,593
One race	156,065
White	144,413
Black or African American	1,410
American Indian and Alaska Native	6,856
Asian	1,205
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	54
Some other race	2,127
Two or more races	7,528

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	123,704
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	60,507
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	63,197

Social characteristics in Yellowstone County, Montana

Households by type
Total households	67,000
Family households (families)	31,863
Married-couple family	4,867
Male householder, no wife present, family	12,770
Female householder, no husband present, family	9,164
Nonfamily households	17,500
Average household size	19,582
Average family size	2.39

Economic characteristics in Yellowstone County, Montana

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	67,000
Less than $10,000	3,061
$10,000 to $14,999	2,177
$15,000 to $24,999	5,834
$25,000 to $34,999	6,091
$35,000 to $49,999	7,712
$50,000 to $74,999	13,074
$75,000 to $99,999	9,204
$100,000 to $149,999	10,497
$150,000 to $199,999	4,438
$200,000 or more	4,912
Median household income (dollars)	65,656

Housing characteristics in Yellowstone County, Montana

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	71,296
Occupied housing units	67,000
Vacant housing units	4,296

Units in structure
Total housing units	71,296
1-unit, detached	46,444
1-unit, attached	4,070
2 units	2,229
3 or 4 units	3,115
5 to 9 units	2,226
10 to 19 units	1,826
20 or more units	4,128
Mobile home	7,164
Boat, RV, van, etc.	94

Year structure built
Total housing units	71,296
Built 2014 or later	273
Built 2010 to 2013	7,940
Built 2000 to 2009	9,288
Built 1990 to 1999	9,962
Built 1980 to 1989	8,106
Built 1970 to 1979	12,751
Built 1960 to 1969	5,640
Built 1950 to 1959	8,280
Built 1940 to 1949	3,284
Built 1939 or earlier	5,772

Rooms
Total housing units	71,296
1 room	1,302
2 rooms	2,258
3 rooms	5,667
4 rooms	10,125
5 rooms	10,659
6 rooms	9,712
7 rooms	9,285
8 rooms	8,075
9 rooms or more	14,213
Median rooms	6.1

Bedrooms
Total housing units	71,296
No bedroom	1,414
1 bedroom	6,528
2 bedrooms	17,469
3 bedrooms	23,539
4 bedrooms	14,890
5 or more bedrooms	7,456

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	67,000
Owner-occupied	46,188
Renter-occupied	20,812
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.53
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.09

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	67,000
Moved in 2017 or later	7,721
Moved in 2015 to 2016	19,175
Moved in 2010 to 2014	12,493
Moved in 2000 to 2009	14,058
Moved in 1990 to 1999	7,085
Moved in 1989 and earlier	6,468

Value
Owner-occupied units	46,188
Less than $50,000	2,751
$50,000 to $99,999	1,669
$100,000 to $149,999	2,767
$150,000 to $199,999	6,339
$200,000 to $299,999	16,611
$300,000 to $499,999	12,344
$500,000 to $999,999	3,261
$1,000,000 or more	446
Median (dollars)	253,700

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	46,188
Housing units with a mortgage	28,123
Housing units without a mortgage	18,065

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	19,891
Less than $500	1,790
$500 to $999	8,983
$1,000 to $1,499	6,856
$1,500 to $1,999	1,511
$2,000 to $2,499	229
$2,500 to $2,999	100
$3,000 or more	422
Median (dollars)	963
No rent paid	921

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