Sanders County, Montana (MT)

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• • 11,39787.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6384.9%Two or more races
  • 4653.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3552.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 390.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 380.3%Some other race alone
  • 250.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 190.1%Asian alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 31
• Auto thefts: 8

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 5
• Thefts: 43
• Auto thefts: 4

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,709 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,736 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sanders County is $442 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $552 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $764 a month.

Cities in this county include: Thompson Falls, Plains, Hot Springs, Agency, Trout Creek, Noxon, Dixon, Paradise, Belknap, Heron.

2023 air pollution in Sanders County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 20.3 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 6.9 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cook County, Minnesota .

Current college students: 229
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 128 (56.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 202010 or later
• 102000 to 2009
• 191990 to 1999
• 371980 to 1989
• 201970 to 1979
• 84Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,454
• One, attached: 76
• Two: 114
• 3 or 4: 100
• 5 to 9: 70
• 10 to 19: 17
• 20 or more: 17
• Mobile homes: 1,001
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Sanders County with a mortgage: 1,833 (43 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23

Religion statistics for Sanders County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Sanders County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Montana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4508, Natural disaster type: Other
• Montana Ice Jams and Flooding, Incident Period: March 01, 2014 to March 17, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4172: April 17, 2014, FEMA Id: 4172, Natural disaster type: 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 Cherry Creek Fire, Incident Period: August 10, 2003 to August 24, 2003, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 12, 2003, FEMA Id: 2489, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Montana Northwest Zone 1 Fire Complex, Incident Period: August 14, 2000, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 14, 2000, FEMA Id: 2320, 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

11.42% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($68,200 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.47% relocated from other counties in Montana ($20,637 average AGI)
7.95% relocated from other states ($47,563 average AGI)

Sanders County:	7.95%
Montana average:	5.13%

from Missoula County, MT	0.89% ($49,667 average AGI)
from Flathead County, MT	0.85% ($61,825)
from Kootenai County, ID	0.44% ($66,524)
from Lake County, MT	0.42% ($40,150)

7.73% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($38,416 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.75% relocated to other counties in Montana ($17,177 average AGI)
3.99% relocated to other states ($21,236 average AGI)

Sanders County:	3.99%
Montana average:	3.54%

to Missoula County, MT	0.82% ($38,757 average AGI)
to Flathead County, MT	0.73% ($29,394)
to Lake County, MT	0.59% ($38,778)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sanders County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,911 (1,168 living alone), Female householders: 2,752 (870 living alone)

• 2,783 spouses (2,773 opposite-sex spouses), 226 unmarried partners, (226 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,709 children (2,610 natural, 12 adopted, 79 stepchildren), 289 grandchildren, 97 brothers or sisters, 176 parents, 3 foster children, 122 other relatives, 674 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 226

Size of family households: 2,015 2-persons, 555 3-persons, 490 4-persons, 149 5-persons, 88 6-persons, 51 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,040 1-person, 226 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 16 5-persons.

1,402 married couples with children.
363 single-parent households (122 men, 241 women).

96.9% of residents of Sanders speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 53% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (99% speak English very well, 1% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $70,790,000 ($6,468 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,448,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $38,869,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,221,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $90,000
Federal grants: $13,709,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,680,000 ($98,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,220,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,552,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $16,924,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,450,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.74 millions of gallons per day (81% from ground, 19% from surface)

• Year house built in Sanders County, Montana
• 332020 or later
• 7952010 to 2019
• 1,4862000 to 2009
• 9311990 to 1999
• 8451980 to 1989
• 1,0241970 to 1979
• 4091960 to 1969
• 4091950 to 1959
• 2771940 to 1949
• 6611939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sanders County, Montana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sanders County, Montana
• 221 room
• 972 rooms
• 3083 rooms
• 6024 rooms
• 1,0865 rooms
• 9056 rooms
• 6447 rooms
• 4078 rooms
• 3759+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanders County, Montana
• 421 room
• 832 rooms
• 2903 rooms
• 2304 rooms
• 3275 rooms
• 1536 rooms
• 837 rooms
• 208 rooms
• 39+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sanders County, Montana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sanders County, Montana
• 25no bedroom
• 4501 bedroom
• 1,1272 bedrooms
• 1,8903 bedrooms
• 6744 bedrooms
• 2365+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanders County, Montana
• 48no bedroom
• 3001 bedroom
• 4112 bedrooms
• 4293 bedrooms
• 474 bedrooms
• 195+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Sanders County, Montana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sanders County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 104no vehicle
• 7391 vehicle
• 1,9242 vehicles
• 1,0283 vehicles
• 5014 vehicles
• 1005+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sanders County in renter-occupied apartments
• 193no vehicle
• 7121 vehicle
• 2572 vehicles
• 743 vehicles
• 94 vehicles
• 15+ vehicles

86.2% of Sanders County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Montana.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 4,527
• Other state: 8,472
• Northeast: 529
• Midwest: 2,198
• South: 1,259
• West: 4,510

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 231
• Number of aged recipients: 18
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 213
• Number of recipients under 18: 18
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 167
• Number of recipients older than 64: 46
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 90
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 100

Sanders County on our top lists:

• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #93 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"
• #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"