Lewistown, MT (Montana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 5,954 (Urban population: 5,948 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 6 (all nonfarm))

Lewistown, Montana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,825 (2,587 occupied: 1,796 owner occupied, 791 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	31%

Housing density: 1485 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $228,803.

Median contract rent in 2007: $428 (lower quartile is $334, upper quartile is $541)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $460

Median gross rent in Lewistown, MT in 2007: $542

Housing units in Lewistown with a mortgage: 791 (48 second mortgage, 83 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 604

Lewistown,MT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $112,181 (it was $66,900 in 2000)

Lewistown:	$112,181
Montana:	$170,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,350 - $146,269

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $134,388
Here: $134,388
State: $251,645

Townhouses or other attached units: $44,348
Here: $44,348
State: $207,161

In 2-unit structures: $82,291
Here: $82,291
State: $147,637

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $162,412
Here: $162,412
State: $221,631

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $122,650
Here: $122,650
State: $242,036

Mobile homes: $25,156
Here: $25,156
State: $51,663

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,500
Here: $17,500
State: $45,944

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,574

In family households: 4,368 (1,202 male householders, 310 female householders)
1,214 spouses, 1,366 children (1,287 natural, 24 adopted, 55 stepchildren), 50 grandchildren, 42 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 27 other relatives, 125 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,206 (361 male householders (326 living alone)), 720 female householders (658 living alone)), 125 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 160 (133 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 783 2-persons, 288 3-persons, 307 4-persons, 79 5-persons, 46 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 984 1-person, 79 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 6 5-persons.

942 married couples with children.
326 single-parent households (74 men, 252 women).

97.6% of residents of Lewistown speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 53 (0.9%)
(83.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lewistown, Montana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 31 3 rooms: 55 4 rooms: 297 5 rooms: 460 6 rooms: 290 7 rooms: 322 8 rooms: 153 9 or more rooms: 188

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lewistown, Montana:
	1 room: 54 2 rooms: 87 3 rooms: 144 4 rooms: 219 5 rooms: 110 6 rooms: 87 7 rooms: 54 8 rooms: 10 9 or more rooms: 26

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 3
1995 to 1998: 51
1990 to 1994: 49
1980 to 1989: 84
1970 to 1979: 427
1960 to 1969: 292
1950 to 1959: 504
1940 to 1949: 267
1939 or earlier: 1,148

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lewistown:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 113 2 bedrooms: 567 3 bedrooms: 747 4 bedrooms: 287 5 or more bedrooms: 82

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lewistown:
	no bedroom: 54 1 bedroom: 293 2 bedrooms: 243 3 bedrooms: 138 4 bedrooms: 50 5 or more bedrooms: 13

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lewistown in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 126 1 vehicle: 553 2 vehicles: 675 3 vehicles: 312 4 vehicles: 108 5 or more vehicles: 22

Cars and other vehicles available in Lewistown in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 134 1 vehicle: 403 2 vehicles: 181 3 vehicles: 34 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 33

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Lewistown, MT:

Less than $10,000: 32
$10,000 to $14,999: 16
$15,000 to $19,999: 17
$20,000 to $24,999: 18
$25,000 to $29,999: 20
$30,000 to $34,999: 21
$35,000 to $39,999: 21
$40,000 to $49,999: 53
$50,000 to $59,999: 76
$60,000 to $69,999: 78
$70,000 to $79,999: 93
$80,000 to $89,999: 99
$90,000 to $99,999: 125
$100,000 to $124,999: 337
$125,000 to $149,999: 334
$150,000 to $174,999: 212
$175,000 to $199,999: 77
$200,000 to $249,999: 104
$250,000 to $299,999: 59
$300,000 to $399,999: 36
$400,000 to $499,999: 6
$500,000 to $749,999: 1
$750,000 to $999,999: 5
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Lewistown rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lewistown:

Less than $100: 6 people
$100 to $149: 8
$150 to $199: 19
$200 to $249: 44
$250 to $299: 59
$300 to $349: 79
$350 to $399: 94
$400 to $449: 101
$450 to $499: 93
$500 to $549: 89
$550 to $599: 67
$600 to $649: 42
$650 to $699: 20
$700 to $749: 6
$750 to $799: 4
$800 to $899: 2
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 71

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 10 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 9 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 34

Lewistown, MT Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.9%
Number of people working at home: 97 (3.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 399
5 to 9 minutes: 1067
10 to 14 minutes: 592
15 to 19 minutes: 163
20 to 24 minutes: 56
25 to 29 minutes: 32
30 to 34 minutes: 53
35 to 39 minutes: 7
40 to 44 minutes: 14
45 to 59 minutes: 20
60 to 89 minutes: 20
90 or more minutes: 87

Lewistown mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,921 (74%)
Carpooled: 350 (13%)
Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 210 (8%)
Other means: 10 (0%)
Worked at home: 97 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 376
$10,000 to $14,999: 258
$15,000 to $19,999: 272
$20,000 to $24,999: 226
$25,000 to $29,999: 212
$30,000 to $34,999: 204
$35,000 to $39,999: 189
$40,000 to $44,999: 135
$45,000 to $49,999: 122
$50,000 to $59,999: 186
$60,000 to $74,999: 197
$75,000 to $99,999: 106
$100,000 to $124,999: 61
$125,000 to $149,999: 27
$150,000 to $199,999: 4
$200,000 or more: 18

First ancestries reported:

German: 1015

Norwegian: 666

United States or American: 526

Irish: 501

English: 363

Other groups: 213

Scotch-Irish: 189

Scottish: 145

French (except Basque): 115

Italian: 107

Czech: 94

Swedish: 75

Dutch: 75

Danish: 71

French Canadian: 67

Croatian: 49

Swiss: 42

Finnish: 32

Austrian: 29

British: 25

Polish: 25

Czechoslovakian: 17

Lithuanian: 17

Yugoslavian: 16

European: 15

Canadian: 13

Luxemburger: 11

Russian: 10

Welsh: 9

Belgian: 7

Ukrainian: 7

Northern European: 6

Pennsylvania German: 6

Romanian: 5

Macedonian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Other Eastern Europe (19%)
Mexico (19%)
Russia (13%)
Yugoslavia (11%)
Canada (11%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Indonesia (9%)

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

This state: 3599
Northeast: 143
Midwest: 876
South: 267
West: 778

53% of Lewistown residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Montana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 112
9th grade: 43
10th grade: 29
11th grade: 16
12th grade, no diploma: 25
High school graduate (or equivalency): 702
Less than 1 year of college: 127
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 290
Associate degree: 45
Bachelor's degree: 278
Master's degree: 72
Professional school degree: 15
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 74
9th grade: 35
10th grade: 54
11th grade: 55
12th grade, no diploma: 32
High school graduate (or equivalency): 923
Less than 1 year of college: 150
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 388
Associate degree: 161
Bachelor's degree: 300
Master's degree: 84
Professional school degree: 21
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 29.2%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $38,527
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $8,199
Two or more races householders: $25,650
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $4,419

Lewistown household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lewistown household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Lewistown household income for Two or more races householders

Lewistown household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Lewistown marital status for males

Lewistown marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $124,394
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $150,835
Two or more races householders: $332,724
Hispanic or Latino householders: $168,580

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,977
One, attached: 17
Two: 56
3 or 4: 172
5 to 9: 119
10 to 19: 58
20 to 49: 104
50 or more: 63
Mobile homes: 253
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $32,953

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lewistown:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (89%) Electricity (6%) Wood (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (72%) Electricity (24%) Other fuel (3%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15

Here:	2.6%
Montana:	7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Montana:	6.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12

Here:	18.5%
Montana:	11.5%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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