Petroleum County , Montana
Population: 401 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $59,318 Home $173,700 Rent $769/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
With under 5,000 residents, Petroleum County operates more like a single rural community than a typical county. Housing inventory is thin (median home value $174,000) and labor-market data carries unusually wide ACS margins of error. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Petroleum County in the bottom 1% nationally for natural-hazard exposure — an underrated factor in long-term housing-cost comparisons.
$59,318
Median Income
household
$173,700
Home Value
median
$769/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $59,318 |
| Per Capita Income | $39,877 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.5% |
| Median Home Value | $173,700 |
| Median Gross Rent | $769/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 77.0% |
| Renter Occupied | 23.0% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 401 |
| Median Age | 51.5 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 27.1% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
32.9%
Obesity
8.2%
Diabetes
13.9%
Smoking
39.6%
High Blood Pressure
20.6%
No Physical Activity
21.4%
Depression
32.9%
Insufficient Sleep
75.0%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 1.3 · 1th national percentile
🌪️ Tornado
2.54
🔥 Wildfire
66.48
❄️ Winter Storm
12.16
🌍 Earthquake
1.65
☀️ Drought
17.65
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