Ashland vs Rosebud

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

Ashland and Rosebud 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 53 in Rosebud). Rosebud has the higher median household income ($43,899 vs $39,429 in Ashland). Since 2019, Ashland's population has grown faster (-0.1% vs -26.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Ashland	Rosebud
Population	956	53
Median age	33.7 yrs	64.4 yrs
Median household income	$39,429	$43,899
Median home value	$137,500	—
Median gross rent	$638	—
Housing units	475	58
Homeownership rate	23.4%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	3.8%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashland	Rosebud
Population	957 → 956 (-0.1%)	72 → 53 (-26.4%)
Median household income	$42,443 → $39,429 (-7.1%)	$51,429 → $43,899 (-14.6%)
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

Rosebud

Population

7253

Median household income

$51,429$43,899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashland	Rosebud
Under 5	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	9.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.8%	5.7%
35 to 44	14.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.7%	11.3%
55 to 64	11.3%	79.2%
65 to 74	9.2%	0.0%
75 and over	5.9%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashland	Rosebud
White (non-Hispanic)	22.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71.2%	0.0%
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	Rosebud
No high school diploma	9.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	39.5%	9.4%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashland	Rosebud
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	Rosebud
1-unit, detached	55.4%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	0.0%
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%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Ashland	Rosebud
Poverty rate	28.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.48	1.08
Mean commute (minutes)	18	—
Median year structure built	1980	1974