Pablo vs Polson

A side-by-side comparison of Pablo and Polson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Polson has the higher population (5,334 vs 1,808 in Pablo). Polson has the higher median household income ($51,463 vs $38,430 in Pablo). Polson has the higher median home value ($321,000 vs $255,200 in Pablo).

Population, income & housing

	Pablo	Polson
Population	1,808	5,334
Median age	30.9 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$38,430	$51,463
Median home value	$255,200	$321,000
Median gross rent	$715	$921
Housing units	774	2,743
Homeownership rate	68.0%	52.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pablo	Polson
Population	2,274 → 1,808 (-20.5%)	4,918 → 5,334 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$25,991 → $38,430 (+47.9%)	$37,054 → $51,463 (+38.9%)
Median home value	$118,100 → $255,200 (+116.1%)	$187,200 → $321,000 (+71.5%)
Median gross rent	$603 → $715 (+18.6%)	$727 → $921 (+26.7%)

Pablo

Population

2,2741,808

Median household income

$25,991$38,430

Median home value

$118,100$255,200

Median gross rent

$603$715

Polson

Population

4,9185,334

Median household income

$37,054$51,463

Median home value

$187,200$321,000

Median gross rent

$727$921

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pablo	Polson
Under 5	8.7%	6.6%
5 to 17	15.3%	14.4%
18 to 24	14.5%	8.8%
25 to 34	16.0%	11.5%
35 to 44	14.3%	9.5%
45 to 54	4.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.2%	14.5%
65 to 74	7.9%	12.9%
75 and over	6.3%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pablo	Polson
White (non-Hispanic)	44.6%	59.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34.7%	17.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.9%	15.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pablo	Polson
No high school diploma	12.8%	7.7%
High school graduate	32.3%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pablo	Polson
Drove alone	74.9%	82.9%
Carpooled	16.0%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	4.8%	2.5%
Other means	3.4%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pablo	Polson
1-unit, detached	40.3%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	17.8%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	9.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	34.0%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Pablo	Polson
Poverty rate	29.4%	20.0%
Average household size	2.74	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	14	19
Median year structure built	1994	1983