Census-designated places The
United States Census Bureau, for population data analyses of unorganized rural areas, the following
Census-designated places, or CDPs, in addition to the organized communities listed elsewhere in this article. •
Boneau •
Carter •
Floweree •
Highwood •
Loma •
Parker School •
Rocky Boy West •
Square Butte •
Sunnybrook Colony •
Twin Hills Colony 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 5,895. Of the residents, 26.3% were under the age of 18 and 20.6% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 40.3 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.7 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 71.5% White, 0.2%
Black or African American, 23.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
Asian, 0.5% from some other race, and 3.6% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.7% of the population. There were 2,291 households in the county, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 23.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 2,843 housing units, of which 19.4% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 66.0% were owner-occupied and 34.0% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.0%.
2010 census As of the
2010 census, there were 5,813 people, 2,294 households, and 1,560 families living in the county. The population density was . There were 2,879 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 75.8% white, 21.8% American Indian, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.1% black or African American, 0.3% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.6% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 27.6% were
German, 13.0% were
Irish, 11.2% were
English, 9.8% were
Norwegian, and 2.0% were
American. Of the 2,294 households, 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.0% were non-families, and 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.04. The median age was 41.5 years. The median income for a household in the county was $41,064 and the median income for a family was $50,201. Males had a median income of $33,866 versus $25,077 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,202. About 14.8% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 33.6% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over. ==Economy==