Yellowstone
County, Montana
\n
Yellowstone
County is a
county
located in the
U.S. State
of
Montana. As of
2000,
the population is 129,352. Its
county
seat is
Billings6.
Geography
\nAccording to the
U.S.
Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 6,861
km²
(2,649
mi²).
6,825 km² (2,635 mi²) of it is land and 36 km² (14 mi²) of
it is water. The total area is 0.52% water.
Demographics
\nAs
of the
census2
of
2000, there are 129,352 people,
52,084 households, and 34,219 families residing in the county. The
population
density is 19/km² (49/mi²). There are 54,563 housing units at an
average density of 8/km² (21/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is
92.78%
White,
0.45%
Black
or
African
American, 3.05%
Native
American, 0.54%
Asian,
0.04%
Pacific
Islander, 1.26% from
other
races, and 1.87% from two or more races. 3.70% of the population are
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race. There are 52,084 households out of which 31.60% have children under
the age of 18 living with them, 51.80% are married couples living together, 10.10%
have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.30% are non-families.
27.90% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.10% have someone living
alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.43 and
the average family size is 2.98. In the county the population is spread out with
25.50% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 23.20%
from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is
37 years. For every 100 females there are 95.20 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there are 91.60 males. The median income for a household in the county
is $36,727, and the median income for a family is $45,277. Males have a median
income of $33,475 versus $21,566 for females. The per capita income for the county
is $19,303. 11.10% of the population and 8.50% of families are below the poverty
line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 14.50% are under the age of 18
and 7.40% are 65 or older.
Cities and towns
\n*
Ballantine\n*
Billings\n*
Broadview\n*
Custer\n*
Huntley\n*
Laurel\n*
Lockwood\n*
Shepherd\n*
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