Colstrip vs Rosebud

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

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

Colstrip has the higher population (2,156 vs 53 in Rosebud). Colstrip has the higher median household income ($86,000 vs $43,899 in Rosebud). Since 2019, Colstrip's population has grown faster (-11.9% vs -26.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Colstrip	Rosebud
Population	2,156	53
Median age	43.5 yrs	64.4 yrs
Median household income	$86,000	$43,899
Median home value	$193,700	—
Median gross rent	$632	—
Housing units	980	58
Homeownership rate	80.8%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	3.8%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colstrip	Rosebud
Population	2,448 → 2,156 (-11.9%)	72 → 53 (-26.4%)
Median household income	$86,797 → $86,000 (-0.9%)	$51,429 → $43,899 (-14.6%)
Median home value	$119,000 → $193,700 (+62.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$810 → $632 (-22.0%)	—

Colstrip

Population

2,4482,156

Median household income

$86,797$86,000

Median home value

$119,000$193,700

Median gross rent

$810$632

Rosebud

Population

7253

Median household income

$51,429$43,899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colstrip	Rosebud
Under 5	4.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.9%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	2.8%	5.7%
35 to 44	18.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	16.5%	11.3%
55 to 64	18.5%	79.2%
65 to 74	9.6%	0.0%
75 and over	2.7%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colstrip	Rosebud
White (non-Hispanic)	72.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colstrip	Rosebud
No high school diploma	3.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	27.0%	9.4%
Some college or associate's	44.5%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colstrip	Rosebud
Drove alone	92.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	5.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colstrip	Rosebud
1-unit, detached	57.7%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Colstrip	Rosebud
Poverty rate	9.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.43	1.08
Mean commute (minutes)	11	—
Median year structure built	1983	1974