North Dakota vs. Montana
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North Dakota Montana
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 762,062 1,068,778
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 13.3% 8.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 672,576 989,407
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 672,591 989,415
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.2% 5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.5% 21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.3% 18.7%
Female persons, percent 48.8% 49.7%
White alone, percent 87.0% 89.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 3.4% 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 5.5% 6.6%
Asian alone, percent 1.8% 0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 3.9% 4.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 84.0% 85.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018 46,524 85,480
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 3.9% 2.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 377,649 515,175
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 62.7% 67.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $185,000 $219,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,389 $1,386
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $455 $421
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $806 $783
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 25.5% 16.8%
Building permits, 2018 3,211 5,099
Households, 2014-2018 314,903 423,240
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.31 2.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 82.1% 84.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 6.1% 4.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 88.5% 87.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 79.0% 78.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.5% 93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 29.5% 31.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.1% 9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.4% 10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 69.2% 63.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.8% 59.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,045,123 2,420,455
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 5,418,355 6,469,475
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 14,427,360 11,535,236
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 28,150,837 12,645,824
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 15,519,816 15,623,573
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $22,183 $15,544
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 17.1 18.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $63,473 $52,559
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $35,373 $29,765
Persons in poverty, percent 10.7% 13.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017 24,596 38,192
Total employment, 2017 340,521 376,565
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 16,337,205 14,773,193
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -1.9% -0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 55,317 91,520
All firms, 2012 68,270 112,419
Men-owned firms, 2012 37,016 55,913
Women-owned firms, 2012 20,316 35,449
Minority-owned firms, 2012 3,190 5,578
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 62,271 102,746
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 6,584 11,486
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 56,904 93,393
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6% 2.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 0.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 1.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.8% 24.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 9.7 6.8
Land area in square miles, 2010 69,000.80 145,545.80
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between North Dakota and Montana using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.