Garrison vs Ovando

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

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

Garrison has the higher population (138 vs 47 in Ovando). Ovando has the higher median household income ($59,167 vs $46,250 in Garrison). Ovando has the higher median home value ($425,000 vs $350,000 in Garrison).

Population, income & housing

	Garrison	Ovando
Population	138	47
Median age	38.2 yrs	62.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$59,167
Median home value	$350,000	$425,000
Housing units	52	43
Homeownership rate	91.7%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.4%	41.3%
Unemployment rate	15.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garrison	Ovando
Population	80 → 138 (+72.5%)	64 → 47 (-26.6%)
Median household income	$35,625 → $46,250 (+29.8%)	$41,250 → $59,167 (+43.4%)
Median home value	$156,300 → $350,000 (+123.9%)	$256,300 → $425,000 (+65.8%)
Median gross rent	$413 → $475 (+15.0%)	$750 → $688 (-8.3%)

Garrison

Population

80138

Median household income

$35,625$46,250

Median home value

$156,300$350,000

Median gross rent

$413$475

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)

	Garrison	Ovando
Under 5	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	32.6%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.7%	2.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	18.1%	12.8%
45 to 54	3.6%	21.3%
55 to 64	8.7%	17.0%
65 to 74	21.7%	36.2%
75 and over	1.4%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garrison	Ovando
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	12.8%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garrison	Ovando
No high school diploma	18.9%	2.2%
High school graduate	35.1%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	44.6%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	1.4%	34.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garrison	Ovando
Drove alone	57.7%	65.4%
Carpooled	23.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.5%	19.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	15.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garrison	Ovando
1-unit, detached	65.4%	93.0%
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	34.6%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Garrison	Ovando
Poverty rate	8.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.88	1.57
Mean commute (minutes)	47	24
Median year structure built	1979	2002