Cut Bank vs South Browning

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

Cut Bank and South 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 1,852 in South Browning). Since 2019, South Browning's population has grown faster (+15.8% vs -0.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Cut Bank	South Browning
Population	3,040	1,852
Median age	40.2 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,848	—
Median home value	$161,400	—
Median gross rent	$921	$438
Housing units	1,382	698
Homeownership rate	72.8%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	17.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cut Bank	South Browning
Population	3,058 → 3,040 (-0.6%)	1,600 → 1,852 (+15.8%)
Median household income	$39,722 → $55,848 (+40.6%)	$17,450 → $26,101 (+49.6%)
Median home value	$108,100 → $161,400 (+49.3%)	$72,500 → $34,400 (-52.6%)
Median gross rent	$588 → $921 (+56.6%)	$371 → $438 (+18.1%)

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

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)

	Cut Bank	South Browning
Under 5	8.8%	12.0%
5 to 17	20.0%	21.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	10.4%
25 to 34	7.7%	20.4%
35 to 44	14.0%	11.3%
45 to 54	11.9%	5.4%
55 to 64	13.7%	12.3%
65 to 74	9.7%	3.7%
75 and over	7.3%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cut Bank	South Browning
White (non-Hispanic)	69.9%	0.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18.3%	94.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	7.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cut Bank	South Browning
No high school diploma	7.4%	20.1%
High school graduate	30.6%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	42.8%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cut Bank	South Browning
Drove alone	76.1%	69.9%
Carpooled	12.6%	27.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cut Bank	South Browning
1-unit, detached	76.6%	40.1%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	35.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	5.6%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	19.8%

Poverty & households

	Cut Bank	South Browning
Poverty rate	22.3%	51.5%
Average household size	2.58	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	13	10
Median year structure built	1954	1975