Browning vs Cut Bank

A side-by-side comparison of Browning and Cut Bank: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cut Bank has the higher population (3,040 vs 990 in Browning). Cut Bank has the higher median household income ($55,848 vs $34,318 in Browning). Cut Bank has the higher median home value ($161,400 vs $121,100 in Browning).

Population, income & housing

	Browning	Cut Bank
Population	990	3,040
Median age	28.7 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$34,318	$55,848
Median home value	$121,100	$161,400
Median gross rent	$617	$921
Housing units	356	1,382
Homeownership rate	60.9%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	15.6%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Browning	Cut Bank
Population	940 → 990 (+5.3%)	3,058 → 3,040 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$31,750 → $34,318 (+8.1%)	$39,722 → $55,848 (+40.6%)
Median home value	$89,000 → $121,100 (+36.1%)	$108,100 → $161,400 (+49.3%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $617 (-0.5%)	$588 → $921 (+56.6%)

Browning

Population

940990

Median household income

$31,750$34,318

Median home value

$89,000$121,100

Median gross rent

$620$617

Cut Bank

Population

3,0583,040

Median household income

$39,722$55,848

Median home value

$108,100$161,400

Median gross rent

$588$921

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Browning	Cut Bank
Under 5	9.4%	8.8%
5 to 17	24.0%	20.0%
18 to 24	12.0%	6.9%
25 to 34	12.8%	7.7%
35 to 44	14.9%	14.0%
45 to 54	9.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	9.8%	13.7%
65 to 74	5.1%	9.7%
75 and over	2.3%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Browning	Cut Bank
White (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	69.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	93.6%	18.3%
Asian	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.3%
Two or more races	0.6%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Browning	Cut Bank
No high school diploma	11.9%	7.4%
High school graduate	33.9%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	42.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Browning	Cut Bank
Drove alone	70.5%	76.1%
Carpooled	10.1%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.8%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	6.0%
Other means	3.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Browning	Cut Bank
1-unit, detached	52.8%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	29.2%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Browning	Cut Bank
Poverty rate	40.6%	22.3%
Average household size	3.28	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	13	13
Median year structure built	1974	1954