Cascade vs Vaughn

A side-by-side comparison of Cascade and Vaughn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Vaughn has the higher population (970 vs 654 in Cascade). Vaughn has the higher median household income ($54,250 vs $48,750 in Cascade). Cascade has the higher median home value ($186,500 vs $165,600 in Vaughn).

Population, income & housing

	Cascade	Vaughn
Population	654	970
Median age	44.3 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$54,250
Median home value	$186,500	$165,600
Median gross rent	$844	$865
Housing units	345	438
Homeownership rate	67.1%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cascade	Vaughn
Population	712 → 654 (-8.1%)	807 → 970 (+20.2%)
Median household income	$42,000 → $48,750 (+16.1%)	$52,250 → $54,250 (+3.8%)
Median home value	$120,800 → $186,500 (+54.4%)	$140,200 → $165,600 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $844 (+14.8%)	$760 → $865 (+13.8%)

Cascade

Population

712654

Median household income

$42,000$48,750

Median home value

$120,800$186,500

Median gross rent

$735$844

Vaughn

Population

807970

Median household income

$52,250$54,250

Median home value

$140,200$165,600

Median gross rent

$760$865

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cascade	Vaughn
Under 5	2.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.3%	17.6%
18 to 24	8.4%	13.0%
25 to 34	8.1%	10.6%
35 to 44	14.7%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	14.8%
55 to 64	9.3%	13.2%
65 to 74	16.8%	5.6%
75 and over	10.6%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cascade	Vaughn
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	88.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.9%	2.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cascade	Vaughn
No high school diploma	7.7%	1.1%
High school graduate	43.2%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	43.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cascade	Vaughn
Drove alone	58.9%	84.4%
Carpooled	15.1%	4.7%
Public transit	0.7%	0.9%
Walked	8.9%	7.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.4%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cascade	Vaughn
1-unit, detached	67.0%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.4%	38.1%

Poverty & households

	Cascade	Vaughn
Poverty rate	13.2%	10.3%
Average household size	2.29	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1969	1979