Dodson vs Whitewater

A side-by-side comparison of Dodson and Whitewater: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dodson has the higher population (156 vs 100 in Whitewater). Dodson has the higher median household income ($41,172 vs $35,417 in Whitewater). Whitewater has the higher median home value ($79,000 vs $44,700 in Dodson).

Population, income & housing

	Dodson	Whitewater
Population	156	100
Median age	77.4 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$41,172	$35,417
Median home value	$44,700	$79,000
Median gross rent	—	$267
Housing units	65	55
Homeownership rate	96.7%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.7%	34.8%
Unemployment rate	36.4%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dodson	Whitewater
Population	94 → 156 (+66.0%)	127 → 100 (-21.3%)
Median household income	$26,406 → $41,172 (+55.9%)	$41,750 → $35,417 (-15.2%)
Median home value	$57,300 → $44,700 (-22.0%)	$210,400 → $79,000 (-62.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$286 → $267 (-6.6%)

Dodson

Population

94156

Median household income

$26,406$41,172

Median home value

$57,300$44,700

Whitewater

Population

127100

Median household income

$41,750$35,417

Median home value

$210,400$79,000

Median gross rent

$286$267

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dodson	Whitewater
Under 5	9.6%	12.0%
5 to 17	10.3%	19.0%
18 to 24	5.1%	3.0%
25 to 34	10.9%	23.0%
35 to 44	2.6%	15.0%
45 to 54	1.3%	12.0%
55 to 64	0.6%	6.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	8.0%
75 and over	59.6%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dodson	Whitewater
White (non-Hispanic)	57.1%	67.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35.9%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	32.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dodson	Whitewater
No high school diploma	6.0%	12.1%
High school graduate	48.7%	18.2%
Some college or associate's	43.6%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	34.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dodson	Whitewater
Drove alone	92.9%	53.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	36.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dodson	Whitewater
1-unit, detached	95.4%	43.6%
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	4.6%	56.4%

Poverty & households

	Dodson	Whitewater
Poverty rate	7.1%	27.0%
Average household size	2.60	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	—	12
Median year structure built	1972	1982