Deer Lodge vs Ovando

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

Deer Lodge and Ovando 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 47 in Ovando). Ovando has the higher median household income ($59,167 vs $53,676 in Deer Lodge). Ovando has the higher median home value ($425,000 vs $196,400 in Deer Lodge).

Population, income & housing

	Deer Lodge	Ovando
Population	3,035	47
Median age	53.2 yrs	62.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,676	$59,167
Median home value	$196,400	$425,000
Median gross rent	$781	—
Housing units	1,651	43
Homeownership rate	64.7%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	41.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Deer Lodge	Ovando
Population	2,934 → 3,035 (+3.4%)	64 → 47 (-26.6%)
Median household income	$46,799 → $53,676 (+14.7%)	$41,250 → $59,167 (+43.4%)
Median home value	$114,900 → $196,400 (+70.9%)	$256,300 → $425,000 (+65.8%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $781 (+3.3%)	$750 → $688 (-8.3%)

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

Ovando

Population

6447

Median household income

$41,250$59,167

Median home value

$256,300$425,000

Median gross rent

$750$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Deer Lodge	Ovando
Under 5	4.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	2.0%	2.1%
25 to 34	8.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.0%	12.8%
45 to 54	9.7%	21.3%
55 to 64	18.0%	17.0%
65 to 74	18.4%	36.2%
75 and over	12.0%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Deer Lodge	Ovando
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	87.2%
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%	12.8%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Deer Lodge	Ovando
No high school diploma	4.6%	2.2%
High school graduate	43.4%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	34.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Deer Lodge	Ovando
Drove alone	88.1%	65.4%
Carpooled	3.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	19.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	15.4%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Deer Lodge	Ovando
1-unit, detached	67.4%	93.0%
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%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Deer Lodge	Ovando
Poverty rate	8.1%	0.0%
Average household size	1.98	1.57
Mean commute (minutes)	16	24
Median year structure built	1954	2002