Basin vs Jefferson City

A side-by-side comparison of Basin and Jefferson City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jefferson City has the higher population (446 vs 360 in Basin). Jefferson City has the higher median household income ($73,875 vs $49,167 in Basin). Jefferson City has the higher median home value ($282,000 vs $228,600 in Basin).

Population, income & housing

	Basin	Jefferson City
Population	360	446
Median age	54.1 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,167	$73,875
Median home value	$228,600	$282,000
Housing units	168	176
Homeownership rate	83.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Basin	Jefferson City
Population	232 → 360 (+55.2%)	581 → 446 (-23.2%)
Median household income	$45,682 → $49,167 (+7.6%)	$62,083 → $73,875 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$156,300 → $228,600 (+46.3%)	$249,000 → $282,000 (+13.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$547 → $1,285 (+134.9%)

Basin

Population

232360

Median household income

$45,682$49,167

Median home value

$156,300$228,600

Jefferson City

Population

581446

Median household income

$62,083$73,875

Median home value

$249,000$282,000

Median gross rent

$547$1,285

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Basin	Jefferson City
Under 5	1.4%	2.5%
5 to 17	12.2%	28.3%
18 to 24	11.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.2%	10.3%
35 to 44	14.2%	10.3%
45 to 54	17.8%	5.2%
55 to 64	15.3%	9.6%
65 to 74	20.3%	32.7%
75 and over	2.8%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Basin	Jefferson City
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Basin	Jefferson City
No high school diploma	14.9%	8.4%
High school graduate	40.7%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	16.4%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	22.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Basin	Jefferson City
Drove alone	82.0%	91.7%
Carpooled	5.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	1.4%
Bicycle	2.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Basin	Jefferson City
1-unit, detached	91.1%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	20.5%

Poverty & households

	Basin	Jefferson City
Poverty rate	4.5%	4.9%
Average household size	2.34	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	43	27
Median year structure built	1976	1994