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About Colstrip, Montana

Colstrip is a city in Rosebud County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,096 at the 2020 census.
Established in 1924 and incorporated as a city in 1998, Colstrip is the largest city in Rosebud County with 25.2% of the total population in 2020. Colstrip's primary industries are coal mining and electricity production. It had 4 coal fired plants from 1975 and 1976, and 1984 and 1986 respectively. The former two were shut down in 2020, while the latter two are still operating without modern pollution controls. As of 2025, these are the most particulate matter polluting plants in the US.
Gender
Gender | Colstrip | Montana | Country |
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Female | 50.7% | 49.7% | 50.8% |
Male | 49.3% | 50.3% | 49.2% |
Gender
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Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Colstrip | Montana | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 4.2% | 5.7% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1.8% | 4.9% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 2.4% | 9.6% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 6.1% | 10.5% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 6.8% | 13.5% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 14.3% | 19.2% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 28.1% | 12.8% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 22% | 13.8% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 13.9% | 5.4% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 0.4% | 4.6% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Colstrip | Montana | Country |
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< 9th Grade | 0% | 4% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 4% | 4% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 32% | 28% | 27.0% |
Other College | 31% | 23% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 14% | 9% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 13% | 22% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 6% | 7% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 0% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 0% | 1% | 1.0% |
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Colstrip | Montana | Country |
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White | 69% | 85.6% | 60.1% |
African American | 0% | 0.5% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 12.5% | 5.9% | 0.6% |
Asian | 1.5% | 0.8% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Other | 0% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 2.1% | 3.1% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 14.9% | 3.9% | 18.2% |
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