Sanders County, Montana (MT)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.8%), Construction (11.0%).

Type of workers:

Sanders County, Montana business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Sanders County, Montana:

Median resident age:	44.2 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Males: 5,166	(50.5%)
Females: 5,061	(49.5%)

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Sanders County:	2.4 people
Montana:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,395
Montana:	$43,531

Sanders County:	$159,352
Montana:	$170,000

This county:	$378
State:	$485

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 31
• Burglaries: 24
• Thefts: 93
• Auto thefts: 5

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 37
• Burglaries: 43
• Thefts: 90
• Auto thefts: 8

This county:	17.2%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sanders County is $442 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $552 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $764 a month.

Cities in this county include: Thompson Falls, Plains, Hot Springs, Agency, Trout Creek, Noxon, Dixon, Paradise, Heron, Lonepine.

2005 air pollution in Sanders County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 21 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 6.2 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 15 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bonner County, Idaho , Flathead County , Lake County , Lincoln County , Mineral County , Missoula County , Shoshone County, Idaho .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Sanders County: Arvilla Lookout Station (A), Rainbow Lake Campground (B), Bull River Campground (C), Bull River Guard Station (D), Bull River Recreation Site (E), Cabinet Gorge RV and Recreation (F), Camas Substation (G), Priscilla Peak Lookout (H), Cascade Creek Campground (I), Clark Memorial Campground (J), Eddy (K), Copper King Campground (L), Crossroads Motel and RV Park (M), Plains Golf Course (N), Plains Feed and Grain Elevator (O), Forest Service Winter Range (P), Riverfront RV Park and Cabins (Q), Perma (R), Sanders County Fairgrounds (S), Sex Peak Lookout Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Sanders County include: Whitepine Community Methodist Church (A), Christian and Missionary Alliance Church (B), Dixon Indian Chapel (C), Noxon Methodist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Ventling Cemetery (1), Plains Cemetery (2), Paradise Cemetery (3), Markle Cemetery (4), Maillet Cemetery (5), Lynch Cemetery (6), Pluffe Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Rush Lake (A), Terrace Lake (B), Knowles Lake (C), Corona Lake (D), Rainbow Lake (E), Graves Lake (F), Copper Lake (G), Quail Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Honeymoon Creek (A), Clark Creek (B), Hinchwood Creek (C), Hewolf Creek (D), Henry Creek (E), Seepay Creek (F), Selow Creek (G), Semem Creek (H), Sesame Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Sanders County include: Miller Park (1), Thompson Falls State Recreation Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Noxon Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	3.4%
Montana:	2.1%

Current college students: 229
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 203 (39% naturalized citizens)

Sanders County:	2.0%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,775
• One, attached: 70
• Two: 58
• 3 or 4: 65
• 5 to 9: 67
• 10 to 19: 28
• 20 or more: 29
• Mobile homes: 1,132
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 47

Housing units in Sanders County with a mortgage: 767 (38 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 723

Here:	51.5% with mortgage
State:	64.4% with mortgage

Sanders County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Montana state average. It is 42.3 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,536 (65%) Carpooled: 637 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 3 (0%) Ferryboat: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 20 (1%) Walked: 284 (7%) Other means: 38 (1%) Worked at home: 369 (9%)

8.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,533 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.53%
Montana average:	8.25%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.74% relocated from other counties in Montana ($8,991 average AGI)
5.78% relocated from other states ($33,546 average AGI)

Sanders County:	5.78%
Montana average:	4.64%

from Missoula County, MT	0.83% ($31,065 average AGI)
from Flathead County, MT	0.38% ($22,714)
from Lake County, MT	0.30% ($22,364)
from Spokane County, WA	0.27% ($45,600)

8.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,007 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.13%
Montana average:	7.69%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.97% relocated to other counties in Montana ($12,797 average AGI)
4.16% relocated to other states ($14,209 average AGI)

Sanders County:	4.16%
Montana average:	4.10%

to Missoula County, MT	1.22% ($21,733 average AGI)
to Lake County, MT	0.68% ($23,680)
to Flathead County, MT	0.59% ($23,227)
to Kootenai County, ID	0.38% ($24,786)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,273 (1,867 aged, 406 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,496 (2,447 male householders, 485 female householders)

  2,456 spouses, 2,695 children (2,452 natural, 101 adopted, 142 stepchildren), 85 grandchildren, 38 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 84 other relatives, 169 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,535 (686 male householders (602 living alone)), 658 female householders (574 living alone)), 191 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 196 (80 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,610 2-persons, 517 3-persons, 450 4-persons, 248 5-persons, 70 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,176 1-person, 158 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

96.0% of residents of Sanders County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% speak English very well, 58% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $70,790,000 ($6468 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,448,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $38,869,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,221,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $90,000
Federal grants: $13,709,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,680,000 ($98,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,220,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,552,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $16,924,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,450,000

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	62 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Here:	+83 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.74 millions of gallons per day (81% from ground, 19% from surface)

Here:	5.3
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

57% of Sanders County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Montana.

Sanders County:	57.3%
State average:	54.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 3914
• Northeast: 360
• Midwest: 1738
• South: 609
• West: 3340

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $80,400

Here:	6.7%
Montana:	7.4%

Here:	7.2%
Montana:	6.1%

Here:	20.6%
Montana:	11.5%