Deer Lodge vs Garrison

A side-by-side comparison of Deer Lodge and Garrison: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Deer Lodge has the higher population (3,035 vs 138 in Garrison). Deer Lodge has the higher median household income ($53,676 vs $46,250 in Garrison). Garrison has the higher median home value ($350,000 vs $196,400 in Deer Lodge).

Population, income & housing

	Deer Lodge	Garrison
Population	3,035	138
Median age	53.2 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$53,676	$46,250
Median home value	$196,400	$350,000
Median gross rent	$781	—
Housing units	1,651	52
Homeownership rate	64.7%	91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	1.4%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	15.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Deer Lodge	Garrison
Population	2,934 → 3,035 (+3.4%)	80 → 138 (+72.5%)
Median household income	$46,799 → $53,676 (+14.7%)	$35,625 → $46,250 (+29.8%)
Median home value	$114,900 → $196,400 (+70.9%)	$156,300 → $350,000 (+123.9%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $781 (+3.3%)	$413 → $475 (+15.0%)

Deer Lodge

Population

2,9343,035

Median household income

$46,799$53,676

Median home value

$114,900$196,400

Median gross rent

$756$781

Garrison

Population

80138

Median household income

$35,625$46,250

Median home value

$156,300$350,000

Median gross rent

$413$475

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Deer Lodge	Garrison
Under 5	4.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	11.0%	32.6%
18 to 24	2.0%	8.7%
25 to 34	8.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.0%	18.1%
45 to 54	9.7%	3.6%
55 to 64	18.0%	8.7%
65 to 74	18.4%	21.7%
75 and over	12.0%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Deer Lodge	Garrison
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Deer Lodge	Garrison
No high school diploma	4.6%	18.9%
High school graduate	43.4%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	44.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	1.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Deer Lodge	Garrison
Drove alone	88.1%	57.7%
Carpooled	3.1%	23.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	11.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	7.7%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Deer Lodge	Garrison
1-unit, detached	67.4%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.3%	34.6%

Poverty & households

	Deer Lodge	Garrison
Poverty rate	8.1%	8.7%
Average household size	1.98	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	16	47
Median year structure built	1954	1979