The population of Pondera county is estimated at 6,028. In 2017 there were 76 births and 65 deaths in Pondera county. Pondera county has 758 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 862 that are owned free and clear and 665 that are renter occupied.

  The upstanding residents of Pondera County filed 2,920 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.6% of all Montana filings and 0.002% of the entire nation. Pondera had a combined total federal tax liability of $12,757,000 on earned income of $113,002,000. Other notable statistics from Pondera County were 100 unemployment claims which collected a total of $487,000 and 370 charitable contributions valued at $1,266,000. 380 filings from Pondera County paid a combined total of $815,000 in property taxes and 290 filings paid $1,654,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Pondera county had 28 religious congregations with an estimated 2,998 members.
22.1% of the Pondera population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 9.8% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 45% of Pondera County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents a decrease from the 2012 election by 12 votes.
At $42,175 the median income is 79.2% of the Montana average. An estimated 107 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Pondera, the equivalant of around 3.9% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 4.2%.

Top 15 Industries in Pondera County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
317	Health care and social assistance
227	Retail trade
141	Accommodation and food services
133	Wholesale trade
111	Restaurants and other eating places
89	Manufacturing
81	Finance and insurance
63	Full-service restaurants
57	Motor vehicle and parts dealers
48	Credit intermediation and related activities
48	Limited-service restaurants
36	Gasoline stations
36	Professional, scientific, and technical services
33	Insurance agencies and brokerages
33	Insurance carriers and related activities

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