Ashland vs Birney

A side-by-side comparison of Ashland and Birney: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ashland has the higher population (956 vs 81 in Birney). Since 2019, Ashland's population has grown faster (-0.1% vs -26.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Ashland	Birney
Population	956	81
Median age	33.7 yrs	26.1 yrs
Median household income	$39,429	—
Median home value	$137,500	—
Median gross rent	$638	—
Housing units	475	20
Homeownership rate	23.4%	20.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashland	Birney
Population	957 → 956 (-0.1%)	110 → 81 (-26.4%)
Median household income	$42,443 → $39,429 (-7.1%)	$52,750 → $62,813 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$81,400 → $137,500 (+68.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$570 → $638 (+11.9%)	—

Ashland

Population

957956

Median household income

$42,443$39,429

Median home value

$81,400$137,500

Median gross rent

$570$638

Birney

Population

11081

Median household income

$52,750$62,813

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashland	Birney
Under 5	5.1%	39.5%
5 to 17	23.4%	9.9%
18 to 24	9.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.8%	48.1%
35 to 44	14.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	11.3%	0.0%
65 to 74	9.2%	2.5%
75 and over	5.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashland	Birney
White (non-Hispanic)	22.4%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71.2%	100.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashland	Birney
No high school diploma	9.4%	63.4%
High school graduate	39.5%	17.1%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	19.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashland	Birney
Drove alone	67.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	14.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	0.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashland	Birney
1-unit, detached	55.4%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	40.0%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	12.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ashland	Birney
Poverty rate	28.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.48	8.10
Mean commute (minutes)	18	—
Median year structure built	1980	1974