Browning vs St. Mary

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

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

Browning has the higher population (990 vs 209 in St. Mary). Since 2019, Browning's population has grown faster (+5.3% vs -63.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Browning	St. Mary
Population	990	209
Median age	28.7 yrs	22.0 yrs
Median household income	$34,318	—
Median home value	$121,100	—
Median gross rent	$617	—
Housing units	356	80
Homeownership rate	60.9%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	34.3%
Unemployment rate	15.6%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Browning	St. Mary
Population	940 → 990 (+5.3%)	579 → 209 (-63.9%)
Median household income	$31,750 → $34,318 (+8.1%)	—
Median home value	$89,000 → $121,100 (+36.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$620 → $617 (-0.5%)	—

Browning

Population

940990

Median household income

$31,750$34,318

Median home value

$89,000$121,100

Median gross rent

$620$617

St. Mary

Population

579209

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Browning	St. Mary
Under 5	9.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.0%	7.2%
18 to 24	12.0%	60.8%
25 to 34	12.8%	13.9%
35 to 44	14.9%	11.0%
45 to 54	9.6%	7.2%
55 to 64	9.8%	0.0%
65 to 74	5.1%	0.0%
75 and over	2.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Browning	St. Mary
White (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	71.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	93.6%	8.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	7.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Browning	St. Mary
No high school diploma	11.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	33.9%	17.9%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	47.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Browning	St. Mary
Drove alone	70.5%	51.3%
Carpooled	10.1%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.8%	34.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	7.8%
Other means	3.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Browning	St. Mary
1-unit, detached	52.8%	42.5%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.8%
Mobile home & other	29.2%	30.0%

Poverty & households

	Browning	St. Mary
Poverty rate	40.6%	52.6%
Average household size	3.28	1.60
Mean commute (minutes)	13	12
Median year structure built	1974	1976