Brockton vs Poplar

A side-by-side comparison of Brockton and Poplar: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Poplar has the higher population (655 vs 497 in Brockton). Poplar has the higher median home value ($91,700 vs $69,000 in Brockton). Since 2019, Brockton's population has grown faster (+55.8% vs -23.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Brockton	Poplar
Population	497	655
Median age	22.9 yrs	28.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$45,104
Median home value	$69,000	$91,700
Median gross rent	—	$680
Housing units	118	334
Homeownership rate	64.2%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.2%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brockton	Poplar
Population	319 → 497 (+55.8%)	852 → 655 (-23.1%)
Median household income	—	$50,938 → $45,104 (-11.5%)
Median home value	$50,000 → $69,000 (+38.0%)	$80,000 → $91,700 (+14.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$518 → $680 (+31.3%)

Brockton

Population

319497

Median home value

$50,000$69,000

Poplar

Population

852655

Median household income

$50,938$45,104

Median home value

$80,000$91,700

Median gross rent

$518$680

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brockton	Poplar
Under 5	19.7%	2.7%
5 to 17	25.8%	24.4%
18 to 24	4.8%	15.3%
25 to 34	14.7%	11.5%
35 to 44	11.3%	9.0%
45 to 54	7.0%	5.2%
55 to 64	9.3%	18.2%
65 to 74	6.2%	9.0%
75 and over	1.2%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brockton	Poplar
White (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	16.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	98.2%	76.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brockton	Poplar
No high school diploma	7.3%	5.6%
High school graduate	54.3%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	1.2%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brockton	Poplar
Drove alone	80.2%	85.1%
Carpooled	3.1%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	16.7%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brockton	Poplar
1-unit, detached	78.8%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.4%
Mobile home & other	18.6%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Brockton	Poplar
Poverty rate	47.3%	33.3%
Average household size	5.23	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	17	12
Median year structure built	1980	1954