Great Falls vs Vaughn

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

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

Great Falls has the higher population (60,412 vs 970 in Vaughn). Great Falls has the higher median household income ($63,934 vs $54,250 in Vaughn). Great Falls has the higher median home value ($237,400 vs $165,600 in Vaughn).

Population, income & housing

	Great Falls	Vaughn
Population	60,412	970
Median age	39.3 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$63,934	$54,250
Median home value	$237,400	$165,600
Median gross rent	$866	$865
Housing units	28,333	438
Homeownership rate	68.4%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Great Falls	Vaughn
Population	58,835 → 60,412 (+2.7%)	807 → 970 (+20.2%)
Median household income	$46,965 → $63,934 (+36.1%)	$52,250 → $54,250 (+3.8%)
Median home value	$176,500 → $237,400 (+34.5%)	$140,200 → $165,600 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $866 (+18.8%)	$760 → $865 (+13.8%)

Great Falls

Population

58,83560,412

Median household income

$46,965$63,934

Median home value

$176,500$237,400

Median gross rent

$729$866

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)

	Great Falls	Vaughn
Under 5	5.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.3%	17.6%
18 to 24	8.1%	13.0%
25 to 34	14.7%	10.6%
35 to 44	12.5%	14.2%
45 to 54	10.5%	14.8%
55 to 64	12.8%	13.2%
65 to 74	10.9%	5.6%
75 and over	9.1%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Great Falls	Vaughn
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	88.9%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.9%	2.8%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Great Falls	Vaughn
No high school diploma	5.8%	1.1%
High school graduate	31.9%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	43.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Great Falls	Vaughn
Drove alone	79.5%	84.4%
Carpooled	9.8%	4.7%
Public transit	0.8%	0.9%
Walked	1.3%	7.7%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	2.3%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Great Falls	Vaughn
1-unit, detached	65.5%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	38.1%

Poverty & households

	Great Falls	Vaughn
Poverty rate	14.0%	10.3%
Average household size	2.25	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	15	23
Median year structure built	1965	1979