Hardin vs Muddy

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

Hardin and Muddy 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 641 in Muddy). Hardin has the higher median household income ($60,463 vs $48,409 in Muddy). Hardin has the higher median home value ($142,800 vs $120,200 in Muddy).

Population, income & housing

	Hardin	Muddy
Population	3,766	641
Median age	34.2 yrs	17.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,463	$48,409
Median home value	$142,800	$120,200
Median gross rent	$726	$404
Housing units	1,454	153
Homeownership rate	56.7%	52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.3%	4.6%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardin	Muddy
Population	3,808 → 3,766 (-1.1%)	617 → 641 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$46,154 → $60,463 (+31.0%)	$39,531 → $48,409 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$126,700 → $142,800 (+12.7%)	$150,500 → $120,200 (-20.1%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $726 (+16.9%)	$530 → $404 (-23.8%)

Hardin

Population

3,8083,766

Median household income

$46,154$60,463

Median home value

$126,700$142,800

Median gross rent

$621$726

Muddy

Population

617641

Median household income

$39,531$48,409

Median home value

$150,500$120,200

Median gross rent

$530$404

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardin	Muddy
Under 5	5.6%	8.9%
5 to 17	24.6%	46.2%
18 to 24	9.5%	7.5%
25 to 34	13.2%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	7.8%
45 to 54	8.1%	7.6%
55 to 64	14.5%	3.7%
65 to 74	8.5%	4.5%
75 and over	4.8%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardin	Muddy
White (non-Hispanic)	41.7%	7.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41.6%	92.8%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardin	Muddy
No high school diploma	13.4%	6.3%
High school graduate	28.4%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardin	Muddy
Drove alone	67.3%	78.0%
Carpooled	27.0%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.6%	15.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardin	Muddy
1-unit, detached	55.9%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.9%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Hardin	Muddy
Poverty rate	18.4%	51.2%
Average household size	2.73	5.17
Mean commute (minutes)	17	25
Median year structure built	1968	1983