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About Colstrip, Montana
Colstrip

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
Female 50.7% 49.7% 50.8%
Male 49.3% 50.3% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.051%49%Female50.7%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.04%2%2%6%7%14%28%22%14%0%$75K to $100K28.1%

 < $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
Created with Raphaël 2.2.00%4%32%31%14%13%6%0%0%High School or GED32%

 < 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
< 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%
Household Income
 Colstrip Montana  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K4.25.75.81.84.94.12.49.68.56.110.58.66.813.51214.319.217.228.112.812.82213.815.613.95.47.10.44.68.3
Education
 Colstrip Montana  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade0454473228273123201499132220679022011
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.069%0%13%2%15%0%2%0%White69%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Colstrip Montana Country
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%
Race / Ethnicity
 Colstrip Montana  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0022.54567.590Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite6985.660.100.512.212.55.90.61.50.85.600.10.200.20.32.13.12.814.93.918.2