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Sanders County
Sanders County, Montana
At a Glance
Population 12,400 County Seat Sanders County Courthouse State FIPS 30 County FIPS 089 Num Towns 13 Census-Designated Places 11 Total Town Population 4,648 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 12,615 Median Age 54.7 Veterans 1,537 Housing Units 6,813 Uninsured 380 Net Migration (recent) 1,004 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 398 Total Employees 2,530 Avg Annual Pay $45,909 Median Household Income $47,110 Poverty Rate 16.3% Unemployment Rate 5.2% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $63,450 Federal Spending FY2024 $128,431,865 Federal Spending Per Capita $10,357
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $285,300 Median Rent $731 FMR Studio $821 FMR 1BR $884 FMR 2BR $1,080 FMR 3BR $1,386 FMR 4BR $1,814
Health & Safety
Hospitals 13 EMS Stations 39 Fire Stations 39 Police Stations 39 Adult Smoking 21.3% Adult Obesity 32.1% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 22.5 Air Quality Good Days 339
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 12.66 Electric Customers 557432 Towns with Broadband Data 13 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 13
Community
Churches 22 Libraries 13 Historic Places (NRHP) 24 Homeless Population N/A Schools 128 SNAP Stores 19 Bank Branches 6
Agriculture
Total Farms 17 Land in Farms (acres) 184,763 Avg Farm Size (acres) 10,868.4 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2025-12-19 FM RIVER ROAD EAST FIRE 2023-08-19 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-31 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 FM HIGHWAY 200 FIRE COMPLEX 2017-09-10 FM MOOSE PEAK FIRE 2017-09-10 DR ICE JAMS AND FLOODING 2014-04-17 EM HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION 2005-09-13 FM MT-CHERRY CREEK FIRE -08/06/03 2003-08-12 DR WILDFIRES 2000-08-30
Detailed Topics
Communities in Sanders County
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.
