Browning vs Starr School

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

Browning and Starr School 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 227 in Starr School). Since 2019, Browning's population has grown faster (+5.3% vs -31.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Browning	Starr School
Population	990	227
Median age	28.7 yrs	28.3 yrs
Median household income	$34,318	—
Median home value	$121,100	—
Median gross rent	$617	—
Housing units	356	66
Homeownership rate	60.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	15.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Browning	Starr School
Population	940 → 990 (+5.3%)	329 → 227 (-31.0%)
Median household income	$31,750 → $34,318 (+8.1%)	—
Median home value	$89,000 → $121,100 (+36.1%)	$55,000 → $55,000 (+0.0%)
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

Starr School

Population

329227

Median home value

$55,000$55,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Browning	Starr School
Under 5	9.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	24.0%	31.7%
18 to 24	12.0%	9.3%
25 to 34	12.8%	18.9%
35 to 44	14.9%	6.6%
45 to 54	9.6%	9.3%
55 to 64	9.8%	13.7%
65 to 74	5.1%	0.0%
75 and over	2.3%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Browning	Starr School
White (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	93.6%	100.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Browning	Starr School
No high school diploma	11.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	33.9%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	54.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Browning	Starr School
Drove alone	70.5%	42.9%
Carpooled	10.1%	24.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	32.7%
Other means	3.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Browning	Starr School
1-unit, detached	52.8%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.2%	33.3%

Poverty & households

	Browning	Starr School
Poverty rate	40.6%	46.7%
Average household size	3.28	3.85
Mean commute (minutes)	13	—
Median year structure built	1974	1982