Sanders County, Montana (MT)

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• • 10,50989.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4063.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 3643.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3342.9%Two or more races
  • 500.4%Asian alone
  • 360.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 40.03%Some other race alone
  • 10.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,540 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,318 (0.6%)

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, Belknap, Heron.

2018 air pollution in Sanders County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 16.5 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 9.6 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cook County, Minnesota .

Current college students: 229
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 239 (55.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 102010 or later
• 302000 to 2009
• 151990 to 1999
• 371980 to 1989
• 201970 to 1979
• 84Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.3 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,446
• One, attached: 31
• Two: 111
• 3 or 4: 48
• 5 to 9: 61
• 10 to 19: 6
• 20 or more: 6
• Mobile homes: 1,052

Housing units in Sanders County with a mortgage: 1,694 (30 second mortgage, 50 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,375

Religion statistics for Sanders County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Sanders County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Montana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4508, Natural disaster type: Other
• Montana Ice Jams and Flooding, Incident Period: March 01, 2014 to March 17, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4172: April 17, 2014, FEMA Id: 4172, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Montana Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3253: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3253, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Montana Cherry Creek Fire, Incident Period: August 10, 2003 to August 24, 2003, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 12, 2003, FEMA Id: 2489, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Montana Northwest Zone 1 Fire Complex, Incident Period: August 14, 2000, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 14, 2000, FEMA Id: 2320, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Montana Wildfires, Incident Period: July 13, 2000 to September 25, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1340: August 30, 2000, FEMA Id: 1340, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Montana Severe Storms, Ice Jams, Snowmelt, Flooding, Extreme Soil Saturation, Incident Period: March 01, 1997 to August 06, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1183: July 25, 1997, FEMA Id: 1183, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Snow
• Montana Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 04, 1996 to February 29, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1105: February 23, 1996, FEMA Id: 1105, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Montana Heavy Rains, Flooding, Landslides, Incident Period: February 24, 1986 to March 07, 1986, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-761: March 15, 1986, FEMA Id: 761, Natural disaster type: Landslide, Flood, Heavy Rain
• Montana SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, Incident Period: January 29, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-417: January 29, 1974, FEMA Id: 417, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood

7.86% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($50,109 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.23% relocated from other counties in Montana ($15,324 average AGI)
4.63% relocated from other states ($34,785 average AGI)

Sanders County:	4.63%
Montana average:	4.15%

from Missoula County, MT	0.71% ($33,586 average AGI)
from Flathead County, MT	0.54% ($41,955)

5.09% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($32,639 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.93% relocated to other counties in Montana ($18,054 average AGI)
2.17% relocated to other states ($14,584 average AGI)

Sanders County:	2.17%
Montana average:	3.66%

to Missoula County, MT	0.83% ($27,606 average AGI)
to Lake County, MT	0.68% ($24,963)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sanders County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,818 (812 living alone), Female householders: 2,336 (858 living alone)

• 2,686 spouses (2,663 opposite-sex spouses), 217 unmarried partners, (217 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,550 children (2,352 natural, 77 adopted, 113 stepchildren), 206 grandchildren, 106 brothers or sisters, 90 parents, 40 foster children, 160 other relatives, 427 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 238

Size of family households: 1,886 2-persons, 391 3-persons, 404 4-persons, 282 5-persons, 64 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,681 1-person, 386 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

1,363 married couples with children.
395 single-parent households (108 men, 287 women).

96.9% of residents of Sanders speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $70,790,000 ($6,468 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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

• Year house built in Sanders County, Montana
• 1422014 or later
• 2152010 to 2013
• 1,3792000 to 2009
• 1,0221990 to 1999
• 1,0371980 to 1989
• 1,0211970 to 1979
• 4021960 to 1969
• 5681950 to 1959
• 3031940 to 1949
• 7131939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sanders County, Montana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sanders County, Montana
• 291 room
• 672 rooms
• 2413 rooms
• 4704 rooms
• 1,1305 rooms
• 8426 rooms
• 5297 rooms
• 2498 rooms
• 4419+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanders County, Montana
• 401 room
• 282 rooms
• 2513 rooms
• 2124 rooms
• 3255 rooms
• 1576 rooms
• 667 rooms
• 258 rooms
• 189+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sanders County, Montana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sanders County, Montana
• 30no bedroom
• 3061 bedroom
• 1,0702 bedrooms
• 1,7583 bedrooms
• 5944 bedrooms
• 2865+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanders County, Montana
• 39no bedroom
• 2331 bedroom
• 4322 bedrooms
• 3543 bedrooms
• 614 bedrooms
• 115+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Sanders County, Montana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sanders County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 60no vehicle
• 7681 vehicle
• 1,5312 vehicles
• 1,1373 vehicles
• 3854 vehicles
• 1545+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sanders County in renter-occupied apartments
• 109no vehicle
• 6251 vehicle
• 2942 vehicles
• 733 vehicles
• 224 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

88.9% of Sanders County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Montana.

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

• This state: 4,499
• Other state: 7,094
• Northeast: 554
• Midwest: 1,556
• South: 778
• West: 4,228

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 231
• Number of aged recipients: 18
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 213
• Number of recipients under 18: 18
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 167
• Number of recipients older than 64: 46
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 90
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 100

Sanders County on our top lists:

• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #93 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"
• #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"