Cut Bank vs North Browning

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

Cut Bank and North Browning 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 2,894 in North Browning). Cut Bank has the higher median household income ($55,848 vs $40,813 in North Browning). Cut Bank has the higher median home value ($161,400 vs $131,300 in North Browning).

Population, income & housing

	Cut Bank	North Browning
Population	3,040	2,894
Median age	40.2 yrs	26.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,848	$40,813
Median home value	$161,400	$131,300
Median gross rent	$921	$505
Housing units	1,382	821
Homeownership rate	72.8%	47.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	15.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cut Bank	North Browning
Population	3,058 → 3,040 (-0.6%)	2,861 → 2,894 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$39,722 → $55,848 (+40.6%)	$31,731 → $40,813 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$108,100 → $161,400 (+49.3%)	$74,100 → $131,300 (+77.2%)
Median gross rent	$588 → $921 (+56.6%)	$399 → $505 (+26.6%)

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

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)

	Cut Bank	North Browning
Under 5	8.8%	8.2%
5 to 17	20.0%	26.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	10.1%
25 to 34	7.7%	14.2%
35 to 44	14.0%	14.3%
45 to 54	11.9%	9.2%
55 to 64	13.7%	9.1%
65 to 74	9.7%	5.1%
75 and over	7.3%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cut Bank	North Browning
White (non-Hispanic)	69.9%	1.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18.3%	94.7%
Asian	0.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	2.1%
Two or more races	7.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cut Bank	North Browning
No high school diploma	7.4%	15.5%
High school graduate	30.6%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	42.8%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cut Bank	North Browning
Drove alone	76.1%	81.4%
Carpooled	12.6%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cut Bank	North Browning
1-unit, detached	76.6%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	15.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	5.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Cut Bank	North Browning
Poverty rate	22.3%	32.7%
Average household size	2.58	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	13	13
Median year structure built	1954	1987