Cardwell vs Jefferson City

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

Cardwell 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 43 in Cardwell). Jefferson City has the higher median home value ($282,000 vs $250,000 in Cardwell). Since 2019, Jefferson City's population has grown faster (-23.2% vs -58.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Cardwell	Jefferson City
Population	43	446
Median age	30.3 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$73,875
Median home value	$250,000	$282,000
Housing units	21	176
Homeownership rate	87.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.0%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cardwell	Jefferson City
Population	104 → 43 (-58.7%)	581 → 446 (-23.2%)
Median household income	$87,969 → $59,500 (-32.4%)	$62,083 → $73,875 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$170,200 → $250,000 (+46.9%)	$249,000 → $282,000 (+13.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$547 → $1,285 (+134.9%)

Cardwell

Population

10443

Median household income

$87,969$59,500

Median home value

$170,200$250,000

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)

	Cardwell	Jefferson City
Under 5	2.3%	2.5%
5 to 17	39.5%	28.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.6%	10.3%
35 to 44	23.3%	10.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	5.2%
55 to 64	9.3%	9.6%
65 to 74	0.0%	32.7%
75 and over	14.0%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cardwell	Jefferson City
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cardwell	Jefferson City
No high school diploma	4.0%	8.4%
High school graduate	12.0%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	60.0%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	22.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cardwell	Jefferson City
Drove alone	100.0%	91.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cardwell	Jefferson City
1-unit, detached	85.7%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	20.5%

Poverty & households

	Cardwell	Jefferson City
Poverty rate	9.3%	4.9%
Average household size	2.69	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	44	27
Median year structure built	1966	1994