Choteau vs Dutton

A side-by-side comparison of Choteau and Dutton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Choteau has the higher population (1,719 vs 258 in Dutton). Dutton has the higher median household income ($55,469 vs $53,929 in Choteau). Choteau has the higher median home value ($194,900 vs $129,500 in Dutton).

Population, income & housing

	Choteau	Dutton
Population	1,719	258
Median age	43.0 yrs	51.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,929	$55,469
Median home value	$194,900	$129,500
Median gross rent	$713	$788
Housing units	834	171
Homeownership rate	61.9%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Choteau	Dutton
Population	1,829 → 1,719 (-6.0%)	270 → 258 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$45,435 → $53,929 (+18.7%)	$41,875 → $55,469 (+32.5%)
Median home value	$154,500 → $194,900 (+26.1%)	$71,000 → $129,500 (+82.4%)
Median gross rent	$778 → $713 (-8.4%)	$610 → $788 (+29.2%)

Choteau

Population

1,8291,719

Median household income

$45,435$53,929

Median home value

$154,500$194,900

Median gross rent

$778$713

Dutton

Population

270258

Median household income

$41,875$55,469

Median home value

$71,000$129,500

Median gross rent

$610$788

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Choteau	Dutton
Under 5	6.2%	6.6%
5 to 17	18.2%	7.8%
18 to 24	5.4%	9.3%
25 to 34	6.1%	13.2%
35 to 44	16.6%	1.9%
45 to 54	8.6%	13.2%
55 to 64	12.0%	17.4%
65 to 74	13.0%	10.1%
75 and over	14.0%	20.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Choteau	Dutton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	74.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.4%	4.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	12.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Choteau	Dutton
No high school diploma	6.0%	9.6%
High school graduate	35.5%	18.3%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	55.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Choteau	Dutton
Drove alone	66.4%	80.8%
Carpooled	11.5%	1.9%
Public transit	1.8%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	11.5%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	5.8%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Choteau	Dutton
1-unit, detached	76.5%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	4.7%
20 or more units	4.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Choteau	Dutton
Poverty rate	9.2%	7.0%
Average household size	2.22	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	18	26
Median year structure built	1956	1951