Deer Lodge County, Montana (MT)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,261
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,952
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,177 (it was 1,043 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 26% |
State: | 32% |
Land area: 737 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 13 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.9%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (14.8%), Construction (12.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 75%
- Government: 20%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 8,57988.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4454.6%Two or more races
- 3834.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 1571.6%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 450.5%Some other race alone
- 380.4%Asian alone
- 330.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 140.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 49.7 years |
Montana median age: | 40.2 years |
Males: 5,196 | (53.6%) |
Females: 4,507 | (46.4%) |
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Deer Lodge County: | 2.0 people |
Montana: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $47,338 ($26,305 in 1999)
This county: | $47,338 |
Montana: | $67,631 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $588 (lower quartile is $413, upper quartile is $722)
This county: | $588 |
State: | $871 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $210,587 (it was $70,800 in 2000)
Deer Lodge: | $210,587 |
Montana: | $366,400 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,186
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $390
Institutionalized population: 595
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 24
- Burglaries: 45
- Thefts: 120
- Auto thefts: 23
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 17
- Burglaries: 49
- Thefts: 121
- Auto thefts: 19
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 21 buildings, average cost: $286,400
- 2021: 19 buildings, average cost: $307,500
- 2020: 22 buildings, average cost: $244,300
- 2019: 19 buildings, average cost: $244,300
- 2018: 8 buildings, average cost: $220,800
- 2017: 12 buildings, average cost: $165,400
- 2016: 17 buildings, average cost: $82,800
- 2015: 15 buildings, average cost: $101,400
- 2014: 5 buildings, average cost: $118,900
- 2013: 7 buildings, average cost: $133,100
- 2012: 4 buildings, average cost: $226,900
- 2011: 15 buildings, average cost: $155,900
- 2010: 17 buildings, average cost: $140,100
- 2009: 6 buildings, average cost: $147,700
- 2008: 11 buildings, average cost: $191,800
- 2007: 30 buildings, average cost: $162,000
- 2006: 27 buildings, average cost: $143,100
- 2005: 23 buildings, average cost: $126,200
- 2004: 28 buildings, average cost: $133,500
- 2003: 57 buildings, average cost: $157,800
- 2002: 20 buildings, average cost: $88,900
- 2001: 18 buildings, average cost: $88,900
- 2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $72,100
- 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $103,200
- 1998: 23 buildings, average cost: $39,400
- 1997: 22 buildings, average cost: $36,400
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,860 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,515 (0.8%)
Deer Lodge County: | 22.4% |
Montana: | 12.1% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 49.7 years old
(Males: 47.6 years old, Females: 52.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50.6 years old, Black residents: 52.2 years old, American Indian residents: 47.6 years old, Asian residents: 71.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.6 years old, Other race residents: 54.4 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Deer Lodge County is $424 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $539 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $729 a month.
Cities in this county include: Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, Anaconda, Deer Lodge Valley.
Neighboring counties: Gilliam County, Oregon , Clearwater County, Idaho , Wallowa County, Oregon , Sioux County, North Dakota , Traverse County, Minnesota .
Here: | 3.7% |
Montana: | 3.8% |
Current college students: 330
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 154 (29.5% naturalized citizens)
Deer Lodge County: | 1.6% |
Whole state: | 2.3% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 872010 or later
- 352000 to 2009
- 01990 to 1999
- 61980 to 1989
- 131970 to 1979
- 96Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,254
- One, attached: 133
- Two: 154
- 3 or 4: 286
- 5 to 9: 128
- 10 to 19: 153
- 20 to 49: 68
- 50 or more: 89
- Mobile homes: 327
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1
Housing units in Deer Lodge County with a mortgage: 1,430 (208 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 199 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
Here: | 7.1% with mortgage |
State: | 97.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Deer Lodge County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 2,600 | 2 |
Other | 555 | 2 |
Evangelical Protestant | 550 | 6 |
Mainline Protestant | 483 | 4 |
None | 5,110 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Deer Lodge County: | 3.39 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Montana: | 0.48 / 10,000 pop. |
Deer Lodge County: | 4.53 / 10,000 pop. |
Montana: | 4.69 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 10.18 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 10.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Deer Lodge County: | 7.7% |
Montana: | 7.2% |
Deer Lodge County: | 26.7% |
State: | 23.1% |
Here: | 16.0% |
State: | 10.7% |
Agriculture in Deer Lodge County:
Average size of farms: 1239 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $39,407
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $46.93
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.96%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $43,759
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.20%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 96.74%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $59,034
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.57%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.47
Earthquake activity:
Deer Lodge County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Montana state average. It is 1012% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 156.3 miles away from Deer Lodge County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 146.8 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 3/31/2020 at 23:52:30, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 MW, Depth: 7.5 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 154.5 miles away from the county center
On 7/6/2017 at 06:30:17, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 7.6 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 56.1 miles away from the county center
On 7/26/2005 at 04:08:37, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MB, 5.2 MS, 5.6 MW) earthquake occurred 53.9 miles away from Deer Lodge County center
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 450.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Montana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4508, Natural disaster type: Other
- Montana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 04, 2011 to July 22, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1996: June 17, 2011, FEMA Id: 1996, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Montana Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3253: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3253, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Montana Southwestern Zone 2 Fire Complex, Incident Period: August 05, 2000, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 05, 2000, FEMA Id: 2317, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Montana Wildfires, Incident Period: July 13, 2000 to September 25, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1340: August 30, 2000, FEMA Id: 1340, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Montana Severe Storms, Ice Jams, Snowmelt, Flooding, Extreme Soil Saturation, Incident Period: March 01, 1997 to August 06, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1183: July 25, 1997, FEMA Id: 1183, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Snow
- Montana Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 04, 1996 to February 29, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1105: February 23, 1996, FEMA Id: 1105, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Montana Heavy Rains, Flooding, Landslides, Incident Period: February 24, 1986 to March 07, 1986, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-761: March 15, 1986, FEMA Id: 761, Natural disaster type: Landslide, Flood, Heavy Rain
- Montana SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, Incident Period: January 29, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-417: January 29, 1974, FEMA Id: 417, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Deer Lodge County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 1
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,898 (70.2%)
- Carpooled: 346 (8.4%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 136 (3.3%)
- Walked: 296 (7.2%)
- Worked at home: 460 (11.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Construction (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (29%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (15%)
- Production occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Firefighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (13%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Iran (41%)
- Japan (13%)
- Africa, n.e.c. (12%)
- Sweden (9%)
- Hong Kong (7%)
- Philippines (6%)
- Germany (3%)
- Irish (19%)
- German (16%)
- American (13%)
- English (9%)
- European (4%)
- Norwegian (3%)
- Italian (2%)
People in group quarters in Deer Lodge County, Montana in 2010:
- 199 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 167 people in correctional residential facilities
- 166 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 115 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 62 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 55 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 26 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 16 people in group homes intended for adults
- 4 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Deer Lodge County, Montana in 2000:
- 153 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 116 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 53 people in nursing homes
- 14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 12 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 4 people in religious group quarters
8.12% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($50,927 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.12% |
Montana average: | 8.17% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.39% relocated from other counties in Montana ($30,510 average AGI)
2.73% relocated from other states ($20,413 average AGI)
Deer Lodge County: 2.73% Montana average: 5.13%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Silver Bow County, MT | 1.54% ($52,982 average AGI) |
from Missoula County, MT | 0.57% ($37,429) |
from Gallatin County, MT | 0.54% ($62,400) |
from Powell County, MT | 0.54% ($46,050) |
6.99% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($41,690 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.99% |
Montana average: | 6.62% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.63% relocated to other counties in Montana ($25,184 average AGI)
2.36% relocated to other states ($16,502 average AGI)
Deer Lodge County: 2.36% Montana average: 3.54%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Silver Bow County, MT | 1.67% ($41,115 average AGI) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.9%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,135 (1,678 aged, 457 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 140 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Deer Lodge County, Montana in 1999 - 2019:
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (122)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (80)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (71)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (35)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (20)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (10)
- Unspecified dementia (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 12,918
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 957
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 21,358
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,173
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,319
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 40
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 112
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11
Household type by relationship:
Households: 9,703- Male householders: 2,205 (1,006 living alone), Female householders: 2,328 (914 living alone)
1,719 spouses (1,694 opposite-sex spouses), 228 unmarried partners, (177 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,752 children (1,584 natural, 112 adopted, 57 stepchildren), 140 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 0 foster children, 101 other relatives, 315 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 886
Size of family households: 1,326 2-persons, 543 3-persons, 313 4-persons, 169 5-persons, 5 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,922 1-person, 222 2-persons.
528 married couples with children.
442 single-parent households (137 men, 305 women).
97.2% of residents of Deer Lodge speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $64,519,000 ($7,099 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,368,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,869,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,846,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $507,000
Federal grants: $13,120,000
Federal procurement contracts: $641,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,535,000 ($249,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,182,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,445,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 414Here: | 46 per 1000 residents |
State: | 62 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 679
Here: | 76 per 1000 residents |
State: | 47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: 0
Here: | 0 per 1000 residents |
State: | +2 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -185
Here: | -21 per 1000 residents |
State: | +20 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.63 millions of gallons per day (98% from ground, 2% from surface)
Here: | 5.9 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 4.2 |
State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Deer Lodge County, Montana
- 222020 or later
- 1812010 to 2019
- 2782000 to 2009
- 3301990 to 1999
- 3201980 to 1989
- 5511970 to 1979
- 4101960 to 1969
- 9991950 to 1959
- 4061940 to 1949
- 1,8371939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Deer Lodge County, Montana
- 81 room
- 02 rooms
- 1603 rooms
- 5424 rooms
- 4755 rooms
- 6416 rooms
- 4247 rooms
- 3628 rooms
- 3669+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Deer Lodge County, Montana
- 131 room
- 1332 rooms
- 3573 rooms
- 3564 rooms
- 3605 rooms
- 806 rooms
- 1117 rooms
- 828 rooms
- 609+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Deer Lodge County, Montana
- 9no bedroom
- 3211 bedroom
- 8532 bedrooms
- 1,1413 bedrooms
- 5224 bedrooms
- 1145+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Deer Lodge County, Montana
- 30no bedroom
- 6321 bedroom
- 5382 bedrooms
- 2553 bedrooms
- 984 bedrooms
- 105+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Deer Lodge County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 47no vehicle
- 6381 vehicle
- 1,3082 vehicles
- 5803 vehicles
- 3244 vehicles
- 775+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Deer Lodge County in renter-occupied apartments
- 321no vehicle
- 8691 vehicle
- 2312 vehicles
- 453 vehicles
- 734 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
85.1% of Deer Lodge County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Montana.
Deer Lodge County: | 85.1% |
State average: | 86.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6,116
- Other state: 3,283
- Northeast: 264
- Midwest: 754
- South: 516
- West: 1,759
- 71.2%Utility gas
- 10.1%Wood
- 8.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.0%Electricity
- 1.6%Other fuel
- 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 54.5%Utility gas
- 42.0%Electricity
- 2.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.0%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 20.6% |
Montana: | 15.3% |
Here: | 10.7% |
Montana: | 12.2% |
Here: | 2.2% |
Montana: | 15.0% |
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 244
- Number of aged recipients: 8
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 236
- Number of recipients under 18: 26
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 190
- Number of recipients older than 64: 28
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 85
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 114
Businesses in Deer Lodge County, MT | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ace Hardware | 2 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Albertsons | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Safeway | 2 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
FedEx | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
H&R Block | 2 | UPS | 2 | |
La-Z-Boy | 2 | Vons | 2 | |
McDonald's | 2 |
Deer Lodge County on our top lists:
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"