Browning vs North Browning

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

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

North Browning has the higher population (2,894 vs 990 in Browning). North Browning has the higher median household income ($40,813 vs $34,318 in Browning). North Browning has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $121,100 in Browning).

Population, income & housing

	Browning	North Browning
Population	990	2,894
Median age	28.7 yrs	26.9 yrs
Median household income	$34,318	$40,813
Median home value	$121,100	$131,300
Median gross rent	$617	$505
Housing units	356	821
Homeownership rate	60.9%	47.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	15.6%	15.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Browning	North Browning
Population	940 → 990 (+5.3%)	2,861 → 2,894 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$31,750 → $34,318 (+8.1%)	$31,731 → $40,813 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$89,000 → $121,100 (+36.1%)	$74,100 → $131,300 (+77.2%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $617 (-0.5%)	$399 → $505 (+26.6%)

Browning

Population

940990

Median household income

$31,750$34,318

Median home value

$89,000$121,100

Median gross rent

$620$617

North Browning

Population

2,8612,894

Median household income

$31,731$40,813

Median home value

$74,100$131,300

Median gross rent

$399$505

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Browning	North Browning
Under 5	9.4%	8.2%
5 to 17	24.0%	26.5%
18 to 24	12.0%	10.1%
25 to 34	12.8%	14.2%
35 to 44	14.9%	14.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	9.2%
55 to 64	9.8%	9.1%
65 to 74	5.1%	5.1%
75 and over	2.3%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Browning	North Browning
White (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	1.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	93.6%	94.7%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.1%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Browning	North Browning
No high school diploma	11.9%	15.5%
High school graduate	33.9%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Browning	North Browning
Drove alone	70.5%	81.4%
Carpooled	10.1%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.8%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	3.8%
Other means	3.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Browning	North Browning
1-unit, detached	52.8%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	15.5%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.2%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Browning	North Browning
Poverty rate	40.6%	32.7%
Average household size	3.28	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	13	13
Median year structure built	1974	1987