Montana Profile and Statistics

Montana Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Montana had 369329 total households with the average home having 2.49 residents and the average family coming in at 3.05.

Of those homes reported, 27.5% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 19.8% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 7910 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 20298 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Montana, 106012 people live alone, and of that, 37335 are 65 and over.

There were 110080 (29.8%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 89362 (24.2%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Montana

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 920338, 40.1 percent are the main “Householder,” while 21 are spouses. There are 257068 children, and 38983 comprise “other relatives.” 61386 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 20056 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Montana Census Marital Status data

In Montana, there are 381836 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 117665 have never married; 203674 are currently still married, but have separated. 5191 are legally separated, 45556 are divorced and 9750 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (387389), 23.5% never married, 52.7% are married but separated while 1.4% are legally still separated. 12.5% are divorced and 9.8% are widowed.

Montana Fertility Rates and MT Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Montana (MT): In the 2007 report, 10976 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Montana (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 3120 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 28 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 48 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 24 babies, while there were 99 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 15.

Montana Grandparents Statistics

There are 13051 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 6517 (49.9%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 61.6% are the grandmothers and 74.4% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 1906 have done it for less than a year; 1642 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 877 handling things 3 or 4 years and 2092 doing the job 5 or more years.

Montana School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (MT)

In Montana, 231491 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 12116 (5.2%) are in nursery or preschool; 10784 (4.7%) are in kindergarten, while 95221 (41.1%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 53835 (23.3%) are slogging through High School, while 59535 (25.7%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 32.3% (204345); 18.5% (116956) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (631746), 20976 (3.3%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 41700 (6.6%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 204345 (32.3%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 147832 (23.4%) have some college experience but no degree; 47959 (7.6%) reached an Associate’s degree; 116956 (18.5%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 51978 (8.2%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Montana is 723710. Of that, 102777 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 872237 (100%) – of that, 146486 (16.8%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (133542), 9007 (6.7%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (614837), 85065 (13.8%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (123858), 52414 (42.3%) have a disability.

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