Drummond vs Philipsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Drummond and Philipsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Philipsburg has the higher population (1,012 vs 255 in Drummond). Drummond has the higher median household income ($44,375 vs $40,096 in Philipsburg). Philipsburg has the higher median home value ($304,200 vs $210,000 in Drummond).

Population, income & housing

	Drummond	Philipsburg
Population	255	1,012
Median age	55.0 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,375	$40,096
Median home value	$210,000	$304,200
Median gross rent	$608	$871
Housing units	131	567
Homeownership rate	75.5%	51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	33.0%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	13.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Drummond	Philipsburg
Population	271 → 255 (-5.9%)	768 → 1,012 (+31.8%)
Median household income	$31,667 → $44,375 (+40.1%)	$41,563 → $40,096 (-3.5%)
Median home value	$109,500 → $210,000 (+91.8%)	$142,700 → $304,200 (+113.2%)
Median gross rent	$527 → $608 (+15.4%)	$922 → $871 (-5.5%)

Drummond

Population

271255

Median household income

$31,667$44,375

Median home value

$109,500$210,000

Median gross rent

$527$608

Philipsburg

Population

7681,012

Median household income

$41,563$40,096

Median home value

$142,700$304,200

Median gross rent

$922$871

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Drummond	Philipsburg
Under 5	4.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	14.1%	4.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.9%
25 to 34	0.8%	9.4%
35 to 44	20.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.3%
55 to 64	20.8%	15.3%
65 to 74	23.1%	17.7%
75 and over	5.9%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Drummond	Philipsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	86.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	6.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Drummond	Philipsburg
No high school diploma	16.8%	6.6%
High school graduate	45.7%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	14.9%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Drummond	Philipsburg
Drove alone	39.3%	73.8%
Carpooled	29.8%	19.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	21.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Drummond	Philipsburg
1-unit, detached	84.0%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	16.0%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Drummond	Philipsburg
Poverty rate	15.3%	14.4%
Average household size	2.60	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	9	24
Median year structure built	1941	1949