Sanders County, Montana Demographics

Sanders County is 8th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Income below poverty line

Sanders County is 8th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - Two or More

Sanders County is 9th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Sanders County is 10th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Home ownership rate

Sanders County is 13th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Sanders County is 14th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Home median value

Sanders County is 14th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Households

Sanders County is 14th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Housing units

Sanders County is 15th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Sanders County is 17th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Current population (2012)

Size Demographics
	Sanders County	Rank	Montana	US
Current population (2012)	11,408	17th	1,005,141	313,914,040
Size in square miles	2,760.5	20th	145,545.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	4.1	21st	6.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Sanders County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents younger than 5	4.6%	43rd	6.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.5%	39th	22.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	23.9%	9th	15.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Sanders County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.1%	42nd	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	16.5%	43rd	28.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Sanders County	Rank	Montana	US
Race - White	92.0%	42nd	89.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.3%	36th	0.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	4.3%	15th	6.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	34th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	50th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.0%	8th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	25th	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	90.0%	42nd	87.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Sanders County	Rank	Montana	US
Female residents	49.0%	39th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.4%	33rd	2.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Sanders County	Rank	Montana	US
Housing units	6,850	14th	489,157	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	5.4%	39th	16.3%	25.9%
Households	5,078	14th	403,495	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	77.0%	10th	68.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$174,600	14th	$179,900	$186,200
People per household	2.2	44th	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	0	42nd	2,736	829,658

Income Demographics
	Sanders County	Rank	Montana	US
Income per capita	$18,292	51st	$24,640	$27,915
Income per household	$30,368	56th	$45,324	$52,762
Income below poverty line	21.2%	8th	14.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Sanders County	Rank	Montana	US
Non-farm private establishments	341	19th	35,687	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,964	24th	336,110	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,621	13th	114,398	27,092,908
Retail sales	$82,124	22nd	$14,686,854	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$7,460	42nd	$15,343	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$12,192	23rd	$2,079,426	$613,795,732