Dewey vs Wise River

A side-by-side comparison of Dewey and Wise River: population, income, housing, and more.

Dewey and Wise River are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dewey has the higher population (27 vs 24 in Wise River). Wise River has the higher median household income ($54,375 vs $32,500 in Dewey). Since 2019, Dewey's population has grown faster (+107.7% vs -29.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Dewey	Wise River
Population	27	24
Median age	69.8 yrs	59.0 yrs
Median household income	$32,500	$54,375
Median home value	—	$421,400
Housing units	24	39
Homeownership rate	93.8%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dewey	Wise River
Population	13 → 27 (+107.7%)	34 → 24 (-29.4%)
Median household income	$86,250 → $32,500 (-62.3%)	$80,625 → $54,375 (-32.6%)
Median home value	—	$225,000 → $421,400 (+87.3%)

Dewey

Population

1327

Median household income

$86,250$32,500

Wise River

Population

3424

Median household income

$80,625$54,375

Median home value

$225,000$421,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dewey	Wise River
Under 5	0.0%	12.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	8.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	22.2%	20.8%
65 to 74	44.4%	33.3%
75 and over	22.2%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dewey	Wise River
White (non-Hispanic)	59.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	18.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dewey	Wise River
No high school diploma	11.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	37.0%	52.6%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dewey	Wise River
Drove alone	33.3%	50.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	22.2%	41.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	44.4%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dewey	Wise River
1-unit, detached	83.3%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Dewey	Wise River
Poverty rate	29.6%	0.0%
Average household size	1.69	1.85
Median year structure built	1978	1970