Fergus County, Montana Demographics

Fergus County is 8th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Size in square miles

Fergus County is 13th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Fergus County is 14th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Fergus County is 14th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Retail sales

Fergus County is 14th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Fergus County is 15th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Households

Fergus County is 15th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Fergus County is 15th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Fergus County is 16th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Current population (2012)

Fergus County is 16th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Housing units

Size Demographics
	Fergus County	Rank	Montana	US
Current population (2012)	11,435	16th	1,005,141	313,914,040
Size in square miles	4,339.8	8th	145,545.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2.7	28th	6.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Fergus County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents younger than 5	4.8%	38th	6.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.4%	40th	22.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	22.6%	15th	15.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Fergus County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	89.3%	31st	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	22.2%	21st	28.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Fergus County	Rank	Montana	US
Race - White	96.5%	16th	89.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.3%	35th	0.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.3%	33rd	6.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.3%	46th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	54th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.6%	41st	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	37th	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	94.9%	13th	87.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Fergus County	Rank	Montana	US
Female residents	49.7%	24th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.2%	36th	2.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Fergus County	Rank	Montana	US
Housing units	5,854	16th	489,157	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	10.5%	22nd	16.3%	25.9%
Households	4,881	15th	403,495	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	72.2%	26th	68.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$115,000	25th	$179,900	$186,200
People per household	2.3	39th	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	3	25th	2,736	829,658

Income Demographics
	Fergus County	Rank	Montana	US
Income per capita	$23,877	21st	$24,640	$27,915
Income per household	$37,601	44th	$45,324	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.1%	21st	14.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Fergus County	Rank	Montana	US
Non-farm private establishments	439	14th	35,687	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	3,221	15th	336,110	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,454	14th	114,398	27,092,908
Retail sales	$135,416	14th	$14,686,854	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$12,093	16th	$15,343	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$14,146	21st	$2,079,426	$613,795,732