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Wibaux County, MT: population growth, jobs and income

Wibaux County had an estimated 885 residents in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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One-time $99 PDF: everything on this page for Wibaux County plus 11 more figures. Three of the 11, free:

  • Median gross rent$963/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes22.5%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months0Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • Households and housing unitsIn the report
  • Homes built since 2010, share of all homesIn the report
  • Private business establishmentsIn the report
  • Residents who moved in; 3-year net migration rateIn the report

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  1. 1 Summary, headline numbers and ranks (free preview)
  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
  5. 5 Every source and the methods
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Headline numbers

New homes permitted (calendar 2025)

1

2025

Small base: changes and per-resident rates swing on a few people, so we don't show them.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 10 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in. Counting international migration, net migration was about −11.

Private employers had 148 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +15.6% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.1% in 2025, 0.3 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 1 new homes in 2025.

Median household income was $67,462 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +32.4% since 2016–20.

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Wibaux County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
2025885−27
2024912+7
2023905−17
2022922−14
2021936+0
2020936–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Wibaux County

Wibaux County lost 51 people since 2020 even though 22 more people moved in from other U.S. counties than left: deaths outnumbered births by 71, and net international migration took away 1.

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−16−71
International migrationfrom and to other countries−1−1
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−10+22
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+0−1
Total change−27−51

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

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Neighbouring counties

5 of its 6 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Wibaux County's $67,462 (2020–24).

Wibaux County, MT and its 6 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Wibaux County, MT This county885–––$67,462
Golden Valley County, ND1,808+4.8%20.51.1$68,021
Fallon County, MT2,959−2.3%−5.11.4$76,250
Dawson County, MT8,692−2.6%−4.50.0$71,334
Richland County, MT11,377−1.3%22.80.1$73,084
McKenzie County, ND15,192+2.8%14.32.6$93,404
Prairie County, MT1,112+1.6%9.0–$51,250

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

How many people moved to Wibaux County?

Net domestic migration was about −10 in 2025: about 10 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau estimate). Counting international migration, net migration was about −11.

What is the unemployment rate in Wibaux County?

It averaged 3.1% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Wibaux County?

About 885 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Wibaux County?

Private employers there had 148 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +15.6% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

What is the median household income in Wibaux County?

$67,462 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

What Beacon CRE covers in Montana

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.