Demographics of Pondera County, Montana

Pondera County, Montana had 6,072 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +189 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pondera County, in four figures

6,072
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.2%
Change since July 2020: +189 people.; 42.0 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,338 ±$4,638
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Pondera County, Montana's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pondera County, Montana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Pondera County, Montana's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pondera County, Montana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,883	100.0	100.0
2021	6,022	102.4	100.2
2022	6,094	103.6	100.7
2023	6,098	103.7	101.6
2024	6,065	103.1	102.5
2025	6,072	103.2	103.1

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Population of Pondera County, Montana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	5,883	−25	−5	0	−18
2021	6,022	+139	−3	+6	+140
2022	6,094	+72	+13	+6	+60
2023	6,098	+4	−10	+1	+13
2024	6,065	−33	−17	+11	−27
2025	6,072	+7	−20	+2	+24

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.0 ±1.2: for men 40.5 ±1.5 and for women 42.8 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pondera County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Montana	United States
Under 5	401 ±18	6.6% ±0.3	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,033 ±102	17.1% ±1.7	15.8% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	444 ±93	7.4% ±1.5	9.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,384 ±113	22.9% ±1.9	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,454 ±117	24.1% ±1.9	24.1% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,319 ±122	21.9% ±2.0	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,338 ±$4,638, and income per person $29,283 ±$2,097, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,509 ±$761 in Montana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Pondera County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Montana	United States
Under $25,000	475 ±91	20.9% ±3.9	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	587 ±106	25.9% ±4.5	19.4% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	353 ±82	15.6% ±3.5	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	323 ±85	14.2% ±3.7	13.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	314 ±69	13.8% ±3.0	17.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	117 ±47	5.2% ±2.1	8.2% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	99 ±45	4.4% ±2.0	9.0% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Pondera County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Montana	United States
All ages	1,300 ±197	21.9% ±3.3	11.5% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	396 ±83	28.3% ±5.3	12.7% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	715 ±124	26.3% ±4.2	11.7% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	189 ±48	10.4% ±2.5	10.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pondera County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pondera County	Montana	United States
Housing units	2,754 ±29	528,419 ±3,257	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.4% ±3.7	86.8% ±0.5	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.6% ±3.6	13.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.7% ±4.1	69.2% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.3% ±5.0	30.8% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$206,100 ±$21,406	$375,800 ±$3,433	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$784 ±$117	$1,081 ±$14	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±5	1981 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Pondera County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Montana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	154 ±0	2.6% ±<0.1	4.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,760 ±30	78.9% ±0.5	83.6% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	11 to 109	0.2% to 1.8%	0.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	880 ±60	14.6% ±1.0	5.3% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	180 ±68	3.0% ±1.1	4.7% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Pondera County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Montana	United States
Born in the state	4,291 ±209	71.1% ±3.5	52.1% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,614 ±205	26.7% ±3.4	44.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	7 to 41	0.1% to 0.7%	0.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	50 to 162	0.8% to 2.7%	2.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	20 to 92	0.3% to 1.5%	1.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	11 to 89	0.2% to 1.5%	1.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Pondera County among the counties of Montana

33rd of 56 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Montana page.

Counties of Montana near Pondera County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Rosebud County	8,253	−0.7%
Valley County	7,385	−2.4%
Powell County	7,157	+3.1%
Blaine County	6,860	−2.1%
Teton County	6,496	+3.9%
Pondera County	6,072	+3.2%
Chouteau County	5,865	−0.8%
Musselshell County	5,582	+17.6%
Toole County	5,211	+4.9%
Mineral County	5,185	+13.5%
Phillips County	4,203	−0.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026