Hardin vs Lodge Grass

A side-by-side comparison of Hardin and Lodge Grass: population, income, housing, and more.

Hardin and Lodge Grass are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hardin has the higher population (3,766 vs 499 in Lodge Grass). Hardin has the higher median household income ($60,463 vs $50,000 in Lodge Grass). Since 2019, Lodge Grass's population has grown faster (+9.4% vs -1.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Hardin	Lodge Grass
Population	3,766	499
Median age	34.2 yrs	26.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,463	$50,000
Median home value	$142,800	—
Median gross rent	$726	$635
Housing units	1,454	130
Homeownership rate	56.7%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.3%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	12.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardin	Lodge Grass
Population	3,808 → 3,766 (-1.1%)	456 → 499 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$46,154 → $60,463 (+31.0%)	$25,000 → $50,000 (+100.0%)
Median home value	$126,700 → $142,800 (+12.7%)	$73,500 → $112,500 (+53.1%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $726 (+16.9%)	$588 → $635 (+8.0%)

Hardin

Population

3,8083,766

Median household income

$46,154$60,463

Median home value

$126,700$142,800

Median gross rent

$621$726

Lodge Grass

Population

456499

Median household income

$25,000$50,000

Median home value

$73,500$112,500

Median gross rent

$588$635

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardin	Lodge Grass
Under 5	5.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	24.6%	29.1%
18 to 24	9.5%	12.6%
25 to 34	13.2%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	16.0%
45 to 54	8.1%	5.6%
55 to 64	14.5%	10.4%
65 to 74	8.5%	6.6%
75 and over	4.8%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardin	Lodge Grass
White (non-Hispanic)	41.7%	4.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41.6%	93.8%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardin	Lodge Grass
No high school diploma	13.4%	11.5%
High school graduate	28.4%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardin	Lodge Grass
Drove alone	67.3%	64.7%
Carpooled	27.0%	19.0%
Public transit	0.0%	3.3%
Walked	4.0%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.6%	8.5%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardin	Lodge Grass
1-unit, detached	55.9%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.9%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	Hardin	Lodge Grass
Poverty rate	18.4%	30.7%
Average household size	2.73	5.09
Mean commute (minutes)	17	25
Median year structure built	1968	1957