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County: Rosebud County
State: Montana
FIPS Code: 30087

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 0% to 5 % Percent Land in NF:
2.0%
Recreational County: No Acreage in NF:
95,820
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
304,745
Amenity Level: Medium National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: 4.75 Custer NF
95,820
% Water: 0.3
Mean Jan. Temp: 17
Mean July Temp: 73
Topography: Open high Hills
Metro Status: Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town
Economic Type: Mining
Policy Type: None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total Population Net Natural

Population Change Migration Increase
1970: 6,032 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 9,899 64.1% 43.5% 20.6%
1990: 10,505 6.1% -12.9% 19.0%
2000: 9,383 -10.7% -20.2% 9.6%
2005: 9,212 -1.8% -6.6% 4.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
5,959 63.5% 0-to-19:
3,406 36.3%
Black:
21 0.2% 20-to-39:
2,013 21.5%
Hispanic:
219 2.3% 40-to-59:
2,781 29.6%
American Indian:
2,982 31.8% 60-plus:
1,183 12.6%
Other:
202 2.2%
Median Age: 34.5
Population Density (persons per square mile): 1.9
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 84.4%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 17.6%
Median Family Income: $41,631
Families Below Poverty Line: 17.8%
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