Scobey vs Whitetail

A side-by-side comparison of Scobey and Whitetail: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Scobey has the higher population (824 vs 8 in Whitetail). Since 2019, Scobey's population has grown faster (-28.7% vs -38.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Scobey	Whitetail
Population	824	8
Median age	53.1 yrs	—
Median household income	$49,797	—
Median home value	$184,800	—
Median gross rent	$585	—
Housing units	623	37
Homeownership rate	75.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	—

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Scobey	Whitetail
Population	1,155 → 824 (-28.7%)	13 → 8 (-38.5%)
Median household income	$54,107 → $49,797 (-8.0%)	—
Median home value	$117,100 → $184,800 (+57.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$503 → $585 (+16.3%)	—

Scobey

Population

1,155824

Median household income

$54,107$49,797

Median home value

$117,100$184,800

Median gross rent

$503$585

Whitetail

Population

138

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Scobey	Whitetail
Under 5	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	11.7%	100.0%
65 to 74	25.0%	0.0%
75 and over	11.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Scobey	Whitetail
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Scobey	Whitetail
No high school diploma	2.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	28.4%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	44.8%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Scobey	Whitetail
Drove alone	77.4%	—
Carpooled	5.4%	—
Public transit	0.0%	—
Walked	12.7%	—
Bicycle	0.0%	—
Worked from home	4.5%	—
Other means	0.0%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Scobey	Whitetail
1-unit, detached	86.8%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	21.6%

Poverty & households

	Scobey	Whitetail
Poverty rate	4.3%	0.0%
Average household size	1.81	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	9	—
Median year structure built	1952	1958