Jefferson City vs Whitehall

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

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

Whitehall has the higher population (1,151 vs 446 in Jefferson City). Jefferson City has the higher median household income ($73,875 vs $38,750 in Whitehall). Jefferson City has the higher median home value ($282,000 vs $180,600 in Whitehall).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson City	Whitehall
Population	446	1,151
Median age	38.8 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$73,875	$38,750
Median home value	$282,000	$180,600
Median gross rent	—	$689
Housing units	176	538
Homeownership rate	100.0%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.3%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson City	Whitehall
Population	581 → 446 (-23.2%)	921 → 1,151 (+25.0%)
Median household income	$62,083 → $73,875 (+19.0%)	$42,132 → $38,750 (-8.0%)
Median home value	$249,000 → $282,000 (+13.3%)	$145,200 → $180,600 (+24.4%)
Median gross rent	$547 → $1,285 (+134.9%)	$664 → $689 (+3.8%)

Jefferson City

Population

581446

Median household income

$62,083$73,875

Median home value

$249,000$282,000

Median gross rent

$547$1,285

Whitehall

Population

9211,151

Median household income

$42,132$38,750

Median home value

$145,200$180,600

Median gross rent

$664$689

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson City	Whitehall
Under 5	2.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	28.3%	11.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	14.2%
25 to 34	10.3%	12.3%
35 to 44	10.3%	4.2%
45 to 54	5.2%	10.5%
55 to 64	9.6%	10.8%
65 to 74	32.7%	19.4%
75 and over	1.1%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson City	Whitehall
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.2%
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%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson City	Whitehall
No high school diploma	8.4%	13.7%
High school graduate	40.8%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	17.5%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	22.3%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson City	Whitehall
Drove alone	91.7%	69.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	10.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.9%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson City	Whitehall
1-unit, detached	79.5%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.5%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson City	Whitehall
Poverty rate	4.9%	18.1%
Average household size	2.53	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1994	1959