Prairie County

Prairie County, Montana

At a Glance

Population	1,088
County Seat	Prairie County Courthouse
State FIPS	30
County FIPS	079
Num Towns	2
Census-Designated Places	1
Total Town Population	684
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	1,283
Median Age	47.2
Veterans	82
Housing Units	650
Uninsured	0
Net Migration (recent)	107
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	32
Total Employees	164
Avg Annual Pay	$43,683
Median Household Income	$44,107
Poverty Rate	22.3%
Unemployment Rate	2.9%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$53,420
Federal Spending FY2024	$18,506,699
Federal Spending Per Capita	$17,010

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$140,600
Median Rent	$866
FMR Studio	$1,100
FMR 1BR	$1,153
FMR 2BR	$1,500
FMR 3BR	$2,050
FMR 4BR	$2,393

Health & Safety

Hospitals	2
EMS Stations	6
Fire Stations	6
Police Stations	2
Adult Smoking	21.3%
Adult Obesity	35.5%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	16.5
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	12.66
Electric Customers	557432
Towns with Broadband Data	2
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	2

Community

Churches	6
Libraries	2
Historic Places (NRHP)	3
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	6
SNAP Stores	1
Bank Branches	1

Agriculture

Total Farms	141
Land in Farms (acres)	77,680
Avg Farm Size (acres)	550.9
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (7)

Type	Title	Date
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-31
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	ICE JAMS AND FLOODING	2014-04-17
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	2011-06-17
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-13
DR	WILDFIRES	2000-08-30
DR	SEVERE STORMS,ICE JAMS, SNOW MELT, FLOODING	1997-07-25

Detailed Topics

Communities in Prairie County

Terry — pop 562
Fallon — pop 122

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.