Demographics of Lincoln County, Montana

    County population (Year 2000 Census) = 18,837

    Ethnic breakdown
    From 2000 U. S. Census Data

    Caucasian Americans = 18,179 (96.5%)

    Hispanic/Latino Americans = 271 (1.44%)

    Native Americans = 226 (1.2%)

    Asian Americans = 59 (0.31%)

    African Americans = 21 (0.11%)

    Americans of native Hawaiian ancestry
    or other Pacific Islander ancestry = 7 (0.04%)

    None of the above = 74 (0.39%)

    Age Breakdown (Lincoln County)
    From 2000 U. S. Census Data

    Median Age = 42.1 years

    19 years and under = 27.5 %

    20 - 64 years = 57.3 %

    65 years and over = 15.2 %

    Average Unemployment Rate (Lincoln County)
    Source: Montana State Dept. of Labor and Industry


    YEAR OR MONTHRATE
    199012.27 %
    200111.24 %
    January through March, 200213.53 %
    January, 200317.2 %
    May, 200314.5%
    June, 200314.7%
    May, 200912.9%

    Historically, Lincoln County's unemployment rate is usually the highest in the state (or close to the highest).

    Demographics of Libby, Montana (source: 2000 U. S. Census data)


    Population2,626
    Median age43.2 years
    Percentage of people 25 years old and older who never completed highschool21.1 %
    Percentage of people 25 years old and older who completed high school only40.8 %
    Percentage of people 25 years old and older who have some college but no degree23.5 %
    Percentage of people 25 years old and older who have an associates degree only4.4 %
    Percentage of people 25 years old and older who have a bachelors degree only6.2 %
    Percentage of people 25 years old and older who have a graduate or professional degree3.9 %
    Median family income$29,615 (compared to the national average, which is $44,000)

    Politics

    Dominant political viewpoint of the people of Lincoln county

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