Glacier Colony vs South Browning

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

Glacier Colony 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 390 in Glacier Colony).

Population, income & housing

	Glacier Colony	South Browning
Population	390	1,852
Median age	57.0 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median gross rent	—	$438
Housing units	20	698
Homeownership rate	70.0%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	17.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glacier Colony	South Browning
Population	0 → 390 (+0.0%)	1,600 → 1,852 (+15.8%)
Median household income	—	$17,450 → $26,101 (+49.6%)
Median home value	—	$72,500 → $34,400 (-52.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$371 → $438 (+18.1%)

Glacier Colony

Population

0390

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)

	Glacier Colony	South Browning
Under 5	0.0%	12.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	21.5%
18 to 24	10.3%	10.4%
25 to 34	10.3%	20.4%
35 to 44	14.9%	11.3%
45 to 54	4.4%	5.4%
55 to 64	26.4%	12.3%
65 to 74	23.3%	3.7%
75 and over	10.5%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glacier Colony	South Browning
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	0.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.4%	94.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glacier Colony	South Browning
No high school diploma	75.7%	20.1%
High school graduate	4.6%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glacier Colony	South Browning
Drove alone	70.0%	69.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	27.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glacier Colony	South Browning
1-unit, detached	70.0%	40.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	35.2%
5 to 19 units	30.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	19.8%

Poverty & households

	Glacier Colony	South Browning
Poverty rate	62.6%	51.5%
Average household size	17.45	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	—	10
Median year structure built	—	1975