Demographics of Toole County, Montana

Toole County, Montana had 5,211 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +244 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.

Toole County, in four figures

5,211
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.9%
Change since July 2020: +244 people.; 37.7 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,731 ±$7,284
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.

Toole County, Montana's population grew 4.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Toole 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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Toole County, Montana's population grew 4.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Toole 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	4,967	100.0	100.0
2021	4,985	100.4	100.2
2022	5,061	101.9	100.7
2023	5,119	103.1	101.6
2024	5,153	103.7	102.5
2025	5,211	104.9	103.1

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Population of Toole 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	4,967	−3	+3	0	−5
2021	4,985	+18	−24	+8	+32
2022	5,061	+76	−5	+14	+61
2023	5,119	+58	−4	+3	+58
2024	5,153	+34	−5	+16	+23
2025	5,211	+58	−2	+14	+47

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.7 ±1.5: for men 36.6 ±0.8 and for women 42.1 ±6.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Toole County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Montana	United States
Under 5	279 ±26	5.5% ±0.5	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	787 ±113	15.6% ±2.2	15.8% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	405 ±105	8.0% ±2.1	9.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,493 ±153	29.5% ±3.0	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,185 ±112	23.4% ±2.2	24.1% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	912 ±119	18.0% ±2.3	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,731 ±$7,284, and income per person $36,252 ±$8,962, 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 Toole County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Montana	United States
Under $25,000	359 ±109	19.4% ±5.8	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	432 ±110	23.3% ±5.7	19.4% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	355 ±93	19.2% ±4.9	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	249 ±63	13.4% ±3.3	13.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	230 ±61	12.4% ±3.2	17.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	87 ±42	4.7% ±2.2	8.2% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	140 ±57	7.6% ±3.0	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 Toole County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Montana	United States
All ages	571 ±214	12.6% ±4.7	11.5% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	61 to 207	5.9% to 19.2%	12.7% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	329 ±135	14.3% ±5.7	11.7% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	108 ±48	9.2% ±4.0	10.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Toole County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Toole County	Montana	United States
Housing units	2,322 ±33	528,419 ±3,257	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.8% ±4.8	86.8% ±0.5	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.2% ±4.9	13.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.1% ±5.4	69.2% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.9% ±7.5	30.8% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$218,400 ±$34,702	$375,800 ±$3,433	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$826 ±$162	$1,081 ±$14	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±6	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 Toole County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Montana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	225 ±0	4.4% ±<0.1	4.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,159 ±85	82.2% ±1.7	83.6% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	85 ±29	1.7% ±0.6	0.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	59 ±17	1.2% ±0.3	0.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	268 ±64	5.3% ±1.3	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 81	0% to 1.6%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	237 ±96	4.7% ±1.9	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 Toole County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Montana	United States
Born in the state	3,134 ±215	61.9% ±4.2	52.1% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,648 ±224	32.6% ±4.4	44.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	29 to 99	0.6% to 2.0%	0.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	215 ±61	4.2% ±1.2	2.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	102 ±43	2.0% ±0.8	1.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	56 to 170	1.1% to 3.4%	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%.

Toole County among the counties of Montana

36th of 56 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Montana page.

Counties of Montana near Toole County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Sweet Grass County	3,762	+2.4%
Granite County	3,658	+10.6%
Sheridan County	3,436	−2.9%

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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