Jefferson City vs Rader Creek

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

Jefferson City and Rader Creek 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 373 in Rader Creek). Rader Creek has the higher median household income ($83,171 vs $73,875 in Jefferson City). Rader Creek has the higher median home value ($379,700 vs $282,000 in Jefferson City).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson City	Rader Creek
Population	446	373
Median age	38.8 yrs	55.8 yrs
Median household income	$73,875	$83,171
Median home value	$282,000	$379,700
Housing units	176	214
Homeownership rate	100.0%	95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.3%	32.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	16.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson City	Rader Creek
Population	581 → 446 (-23.2%)	282 → 373 (+32.3%)
Median household income	$62,083 → $73,875 (+19.0%)	$68,563 → $83,171 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$249,000 → $282,000 (+13.3%)	$282,800 → $379,700 (+34.3%)
Median gross rent	$547 → $1,285 (+134.9%)	—

Jefferson City

Population

581446

Median household income

$62,083$73,875

Median home value

$249,000$282,000

Median gross rent

$547$1,285

Rader Creek

Population

282373

Median household income

$68,563$83,171

Median home value

$282,800$379,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson City	Rader Creek
Under 5	2.5%	2.7%
5 to 17	28.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	10.7%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.4%
45 to 54	5.2%	18.2%
55 to 64	9.6%	33.2%
65 to 74	32.7%	15.5%
75 and over	1.1%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson City	Rader Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson City	Rader Creek
No high school diploma	8.4%	3.0%
High school graduate	40.8%	12.9%
Some college or associate's	17.5%	51.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	22.3%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson City	Rader Creek
Drove alone	91.7%	68.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	16.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	14.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson City	Rader Creek
1-unit, detached	79.5%	86.9%
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	20.5%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson City	Rader Creek
Poverty rate	4.9%	5.4%
Average household size	2.53	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	27	46
Median year structure built	1994	2003