Chinook

Population: 1,460
Median household income: $71,500
Median home value: $205,900

Chinook, a community in Blaine County, Montana, has 1,460 residents. Its median household income of $71,500 runs above the Blaine County figure of $65,050.

From 2019 to 2023, Chinook's population grew 38.1% from 1,057 to 1,460, while its median home value rose 58.3% from $130,100 to $205,900.

The typical home was built around 1955. 10.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,460
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $71,500
Median home value: $205,900
Median gross rent: $811
Housing units: 728
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0571,460

Median household income

$40,855$71,500

Median home value

$130,100$205,900

Median gross rent

$496$811

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,057	$40,855	$130,100	$496
2020	1,225	$41,339	$128,400	$504
2021	1,421	$43,400	$144,300	$535
2022	1,488	$47,067	$175,000	$542
2023	1,460	$71,500	$205,900	$811

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1722.9%

18 to 242.9%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	127	8.7%
5 to 17	334	22.9%
18 to 24	42	2.9%
25 to 34	149	10.2%
35 to 44	155	10.6%
45 to 54	193	13.2%
55 to 64	151	10.3%
65 to 74	184	12.6%
75 and over	125	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,321	90.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	78	5.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	61	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree19.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	56	5.9%
High school graduate	235	24.6%
Some college or associate's	265	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	211	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	190	19.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone64.0%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked15.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	411	64.0%
Carpooled	72	11.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	96	15.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	57	8.9%
Other means	6	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	432	73.8%
15 to 29 min	92	15.7%
30 to 44 min	51	8.7%
45 to 59 min	6	1.0%
60+ min	4	0.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 10.4% (151 of 1,458)

	Count	Share
Family households	355	55.5%
Nonfamily households	285	44.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	640	87.9%
Vacant	88	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	469	73.3%
Renter-occupied	171	26.7%

1-unit, detached84.3%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	614	84.3%
1-unit, attached	20	2.7%
2 to 4 units	31	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	43	5.9%
Mobile home & other	20	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3014575
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.52 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 48.5901, -109.2318