McCone County, Montana Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

McCone County, MT Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • B
    Health Around average
    Healthier than 77% of counties in Montana
  • C
    Income Below average
  • D
    Education Well below average
    Less educated than 89% of counties in Montana

Source: Map AI Methodology

McCone County
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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric McCone County Montana Avg U.S. Average
Population 1,669 1,116,812 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 0.6 7.6 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) 0.08% 1.09% 0.59%
Median age 51.9 40.7 37.3
Households 798 458,835 130,235,071

Population in McCone County declined by 4.5% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 1,669 in 2024.

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in McCone County is Boomers, aged 61–79, at 24.0% of residents. That is 4.6 points above Montana as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Montana, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 47.9% of the people living in McCone County and men 52.1%.

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Economy

McCone County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric McCone County Montana Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $65,753 $72,476 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 5.42% 5.17% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 2.1% 3.6% 5.2%

The median household income in McCone County is about 9% lower than in Montana.

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Housing

Metric McCone County Montana Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $151,562 $249,140 $248,835
Median rent $556 $1,081 $1,407
Homeownership rate 89.8% 69.2% 65.2%

The median home price in McCone County is about 22.7 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $556 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in McCone County spend about 26 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 108 hours, about 4.5 full days, spent commuting.

Metric McCone County Montana Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 13.0 16.0 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 26.0 32.1 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 108 134 187
Estimated yearly cost $3,360 $4,143 $5,790
Work from home 16.3% 12.5% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 1,023 2,162 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 106 403 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Montana: Treasure County (7.2 min), Rosebud County (8.2 min), Fallon County (8.4 min).
Slowest: Broadwater County (30.3 min), Stillwater County (27.8 min), Granite County (23.3 min).

The average commute time in McCone County is 13 minutes, shorter than the 16 minutes in Montana.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

McCone County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric McCone County Montana Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 20.1% 31.3% 31.6%
Average household size 2.04 2.37 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Montana: Gallatin County (0.4), Missoula County (0.3), Lewis and Clark County (0.3).
Lowest: Liberty County (0.2), Toole County (0.2), Wheatland County (0.2).

Health

McCone County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric McCone County Montana Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 81.8 79.0 78.3
Self-rated poor health 13.8% 14.7% 16.3%
Smokers 17.1% 18.8% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Montana: Gallatin County (0.8), Missoula County (0.8), Granite County (0.8).
Lowest: Glacier County (0.7), Big Horn County (0.8), Roosevelt County (0.8).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about McCone County, Montana.

How big is McCone County, Montana by population?

About 1,669 people live in McCone County, Montana, in 798 households of 2.0 people on average. The median age is 51.9, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 15 years.

Is McCone County, Montana mostly urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, McCone County, Montana has 1 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 1% of the U.S. average of 86.

How affordable is housing in McCone County, Montana?

The median home costs 2.3 times the median household income ($151,562 against $65,753), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $556 a month takes about 10% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

How strong is the job market in McCone County, Montana?

Unemployment in McCone County, Montana is only 2.1%, well below the U.S. rate of 5.2%, a sign of a tight labor market where employers compete for workers.

How educated are people in McCone County, Montana?

20.1% of adults in McCone County, Montana hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 5), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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