Sweet Grass County , Montana
Population: 3,713 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $69,426 Home $295,500 Rent $1,073/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
With under 5,000 residents, Sweet Grass County operates more like a single rural community than a typical county. Housing inventory is thin (median home value $296,000) and labor-market data carries unusually wide ACS margins of error. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Sweet Grass County in the bottom 8% nationally for natural-hazard exposure — an underrated factor in long-term housing-cost comparisons.
$69,426
Median Income
household
$295,500
Home Value
median
$1,073/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $69,426 |
| Per Capita Income | $39,756 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.8% |
| Median Home Value | $295,500 |
| Median Gross Rent | $1,073/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 76.2% |
| Renter Occupied | 23.8% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 3,713 |
| Median Age | 44 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 23.1% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
29.4%
Obesity
10.9%
Diabetes
13.9%
Smoking
36.1%
High Blood Pressure
22.0%
No Physical Activity
25.1%
Depression
31.5%
Insufficient Sleep
67.9%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 8.1 · 8th national percentile
🌪️ Tornado
3.75
🔥 Wildfire
88.10
❄️ Winter Storm
32.15
🌍 Earthquake
34.86
☀️ Drought
18.16
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