North Browning vs South Browning

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

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

North Browning has the higher population (2,894 vs 1,852 in South Browning). Since 2019, South Browning's population has grown faster (+15.8% vs +1.2%).

Population, income & housing

	North Browning	South Browning
Population	2,894	1,852
Median age	26.9 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$40,813	—
Median home value	$131,300	—
Median gross rent	$505	$438
Housing units	821	698
Homeownership rate	47.0%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	15.1%	17.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Browning	South Browning
Population	2,861 → 2,894 (+1.2%)	1,600 → 1,852 (+15.8%)
Median household income	$31,731 → $40,813 (+28.6%)	$17,450 → $26,101 (+49.6%)
Median home value	$74,100 → $131,300 (+77.2%)	$72,500 → $34,400 (-52.6%)
Median gross rent	$399 → $505 (+26.6%)	$371 → $438 (+18.1%)

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

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)

	North Browning	South Browning
Under 5	8.2%	12.0%
5 to 17	26.5%	21.5%
18 to 24	10.1%	10.4%
25 to 34	14.2%	20.4%
35 to 44	14.3%	11.3%
45 to 54	9.2%	5.4%
55 to 64	9.1%	12.3%
65 to 74	5.1%	3.7%
75 and over	3.2%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Browning	South Browning
White (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	0.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	94.7%	94.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Browning	South Browning
No high school diploma	15.5%	20.1%
High school graduate	31.9%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Browning	South Browning
Drove alone	81.4%	69.9%
Carpooled	6.3%	27.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.2%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	0.0%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Browning	South Browning
1-unit, detached	67.6%	40.1%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	35.2%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	19.8%

Poverty & households

	North Browning	South Browning
Poverty rate	32.7%	51.5%
Average household size	3.68	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	13	10
Median year structure built	1987	1975