Montana vs. South Dakota
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Montana South Dakota
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1,068,778 884,659 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 8.0% 8.7% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 989,407 814,198 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 989,415 814,180 Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 7.0% Persons under 18 years, percent 21.6% 24.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.7% 16.6% Female persons, percent 49.7% 49.5% White alone, percent 89.0% 84.4% Black or African American alone, percent 0.6% 2.4% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 6.6% 9.0% Asian alone, percent 0.9% 1.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 2.8% 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.0% 4.1% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 85.9% 81.4% Veterans, 2014-2018 85,480 59,243 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 2.2% 3.5% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 515,175 397,526 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 67.7% 68.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $219,600 $159,100 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,386 $1,298 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $421 $471 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $783 $722 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 16.8% 18.8% Building permits, 2018 5,099 4,963 Households, 2014-2018 423,240 341,565 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.39 2.43 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.2% 84.0% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 4.1% 6.5% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.3% 86.8% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.1% 78.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 93.2% 91.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 31.2% 28.5% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.2% 8.1% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.0% 11.6% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.1% 68.1% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.4% 64.2% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,420,455 1,873,699 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 6,469,475 6,211,731 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 11,535,236 16,882,647 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 12,645,824 20,411,059 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 15,623,573 13,791,827 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $15,544 $16,550 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 18.0 17.0 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $52,559 $56,499 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,765 $29,801 Persons in poverty, percent 13.0% 13.1% Total employer establishments, 2017 38,192 27,099 Total employment, 2017 376,565 359,643 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 14,773,193 14,719,422 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -0.5% 0.5% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 91,520 66,713 All firms, 2012 112,419 81,314 Men-owned firms, 2012 55,913 42,418 Women-owned firms, 2012 35,449 23,722 Minority-owned firms, 2012 5,578 4,101 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 102,746 74,228 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 11,486 8,604 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 93,393 66,219 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.2% 0.3% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 2.2% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.6% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 0.8% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.6% 22.2% Population per square mile, 2010 6.8 10.7 Land area in square miles, 2010 145,545.80 75,811.00
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Montana and South Dakota using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
