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Chinook, Montana: commercial real estate data.
Chinook is a Census city of 1,353 people across 0.52 square miles of land, in Blaine County. Median household income is $61,750, 79.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chinook
What Chinook is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.52 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,589
- County holding the largest share of its areaBlaine County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chinook
How many people live in Chinook
- Population1,353
- Median age44.8 plus or minus 11.6
- Population under 18408 plus or minus 87
- Share under 1830.2 percent
- Population 65 and over325 plus or minus 77
- Share 65 and over24.0 percent
- Households581
- Family households343
- Share of households that are families59.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chinook
Income and work in Chinook
- Median household income$61,750 plus or minus $15,318
- Per capita income$36,516
- Civilian labor force658
- Employed617
- Unemployed41 plus or minus 40
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over904
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.8 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Chinook
- Housing units682
- Occupied units581
- Vacant units101 plus or minus 57
- Vacancy rate14.8 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Owner occupied463
- Renter occupied118 plus or minus 53
- Ownership rate79.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$214,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$763 plus or minus $451
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.8 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Single family units547
- Share single family80.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more97 plus or minus 51
- Share in buildings of two or more14.2 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Mobile homes38 plus or minus 27
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Chinook gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute504 plus or minus 103
- Commuting under 15 minutes350 plus or minus 92
- Share commuting under 15 minutes69.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more50 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more9.9 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Drove alone67.2 percent
- Carpooled11.7 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Worked from home13.0 percent plus or minus 8.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chinook
SBA loans in Chinook (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$1,926,900
- Average approval$275,271
- Median approval$126,900
- Largest approval$1,140,000
- Jobs supported11
- Jobs per approval1.6
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chinook, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Chinook
Flood risk in Chinook
- NFIP communityCity of Chinook
- NFIP community number300003
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/20/06
The City of Chinook participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 300003 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Blaine County, not Chinook
Blaine County context, not Chinook figures
- Establishments in Blaine County135
- Covered employment, Blaine County1,319
- Average annual pay, Blaine County$47,033
- Housing units permitted, Blaine County0
Every figure in this section is published for Blaine County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chinook.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Chinook questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chinook, Montana?
1,353, in 581 households. Chinook city covers 0.52 square miles of land, which is 2,589 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chinook in?
Blaine County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Chinook?
$61,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $214,700. Median gross rent is $763 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Chinook businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $1.9 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $126,900. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chinook, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Chinook borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Chinook. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Chinook in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chinook appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chinook, city of, community 300003, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Chinook figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Blaine County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Chinook.
Is zoning published for Chinook?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.