Browning vs South Browning

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

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

South Browning has the higher population (1,852 vs 990 in Browning). Since 2019, South Browning's population has grown faster (+15.8% vs +5.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Browning	South Browning
Population	990	1,852
Median age	28.7 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$34,318	—
Median home value	$121,100	—
Median gross rent	$617	$438
Housing units	356	698
Homeownership rate	60.9%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	15.6%	17.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Browning	South Browning
Population	940 → 990 (+5.3%)	1,600 → 1,852 (+15.8%)
Median household income	$31,750 → $34,318 (+8.1%)	$17,450 → $26,101 (+49.6%)
Median home value	$89,000 → $121,100 (+36.1%)	$72,500 → $34,400 (-52.6%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $617 (-0.5%)	$371 → $438 (+18.1%)

Browning

Population

940990

Median household income

$31,750$34,318

Median home value

$89,000$121,100

Median gross rent

$620$617

South Browning

Population

1,6001,852

Median household income

$17,450$26,101

Median home value

$72,500$34,400

Median gross rent

$371$438

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Browning	South Browning
Under 5	9.4%	12.0%
5 to 17	24.0%	21.5%
18 to 24	12.0%	10.4%
25 to 34	12.8%	20.4%
35 to 44	14.9%	11.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	5.4%
55 to 64	9.8%	12.3%
65 to 74	5.1%	3.7%
75 and over	2.3%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Browning	South Browning
White (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	0.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	93.6%	94.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Browning	South Browning
No high school diploma	11.9%	20.1%
High school graduate	33.9%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Browning	South Browning
Drove alone	70.5%	69.9%
Carpooled	10.1%	27.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.8%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	0.0%
Other means	3.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Browning	South Browning
1-unit, detached	52.8%	40.1%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	35.2%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	29.2%	19.8%

Poverty & households

	Browning	South Browning
Poverty rate	40.6%	51.5%
Average household size	3.28	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	13	10
Median year structure built	1974	1975