Petroleum County, Montana

• White (non-Hispanic) 442 98.9%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 0.0%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 3 0.7%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 2 0.4%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%

• Under 18 66 14.8%
• 18–24 24 5.4%
• 25–44 85 19.0%
• 45–64 146 32.7%
• 65 and over 126 28.2%

Median household income

$56,394

90% interval $49,586–$63,202

−$19,126 vs MT · 49th of 56

Below poverty line

14.5%

90% interval 10.6%–18.4%

+4.1 pp vs MT · 19th of 56

Unemployment (12-mo)

4.8%

+1.27 pp vs. state

County GDP

$22.7M

0.03% of state

Avg. annual pay

$36,848

Establishments

25

• Education & health services 29 27.9%
• Public administration 25 24.0%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 2 1.9%
• Construction 2 1.9%

The sectors listed cover 55.8% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

72.9%

+3.7 pp vs MT · 25th of 56

Median gross rent

$800

−$281 vs MT · 31st of 56

Owner-occupied

161

Renter-occupied

60

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 54% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Construction, $95,256/yr) pays 3.3× the lowest (Public administration, $28,578/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 4.2 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 284 87.7%
• Democratic 37 11.4%
• Other / third-party 3 0.9%

Households

221

Family households

136

61.5% of households

Married couples w/ children

36

26.5% of families

Single-mother families

3

2.2% of families

Veterans

62

16.3% of civilians 18+

• Catholic 25 5.0%
• Mainline Protestant 12 2.4%

Health insured

93.3%

±4.8 pp — too imprecise at this sample size to compare

With a disability

6.7%

±4.3 pp — too imprecise at this sample size to compare

Bachelor's or higher

30.8%

±8.7 pp

−4.4 pp vs MT · 16th of 56

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

9.1%

90% interval 8.0%–10.2% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

10th Judicial District Court

Judges

1 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); Justice Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. Vintage 2026 courts.mt.gov; counts cross-checked against MCA § 3-5-102 statutory allocations. Several single-judge rural districts (5th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd) carry one District Court judgeship each.)

Court seats

Lewistown, Stanford, Winnett

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

0

0 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

0