Jefferson City vs Montana City

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

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

Montana City has the higher population (2,899 vs 446 in Jefferson City). Montana City has the higher median household income ($125,223 vs $73,875 in Jefferson City). Montana City has the higher median home value ($519,100 vs $282,000 in Jefferson City).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson City	Montana City
Population	446	2,899
Median age	38.8 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$73,875	$125,223
Median home value	$282,000	$519,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,206
Housing units	176	1,111
Homeownership rate	100.0%	95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.3%	43.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson City	Montana City
Population	581 → 446 (-23.2%)	2,872 → 2,899 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$62,083 → $73,875 (+19.0%)	$95,547 → $125,223 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$249,000 → $282,000 (+13.3%)	$345,300 → $519,100 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$547 → $1,285 (+134.9%)	$1,143 → $1,206 (+5.5%)

Jefferson City

Population

581446

Median household income

$62,083$73,875

Median home value

$249,000$282,000

Median gross rent

$547$1,285

Montana City

Population

2,8722,899

Median household income

$95,547$125,223

Median home value

$345,300$519,100

Median gross rent

$1,143$1,206

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson City	Montana City
Under 5	2.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	28.3%	19.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.8%
25 to 34	10.3%	9.0%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.5%
45 to 54	5.2%	14.6%
55 to 64	9.6%	15.1%
65 to 74	32.7%	13.0%
75 and over	1.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson City	Montana City
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson City	Montana City
No high school diploma	8.4%	3.9%
High school graduate	40.8%	17.9%
Some college or associate's	17.5%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	22.3%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson City	Montana City
Drove alone	91.7%	74.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	1.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson City	Montana City
1-unit, detached	79.5%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson City	Montana City
Poverty rate	4.9%	2.9%
Average household size	2.53	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	27	17
Median year structure built	1994	1995