Choteau vs Power

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

Choteau and Power 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 194 in Power). Power has the higher median household income ($73,929 vs $53,929 in Choteau). Choteau has the higher median home value ($194,900 vs $156,700 in Power).

Population, income & housing

	Choteau	Power
Population	1,719	194
Median age	43.0 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,929	$73,929
Median home value	$194,900	$156,700
Median gross rent	$713	—
Housing units	834	91
Homeownership rate	61.9%	94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Choteau	Power
Population	1,829 → 1,719 (-6.0%)	177 → 194 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$45,435 → $53,929 (+18.7%)	$48,125 → $73,929 (+53.6%)
Median home value	$154,500 → $194,900 (+26.1%)	$122,500 → $156,700 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$778 → $713 (-8.4%)	$835 → $485 (-41.9%)

Choteau

Population

1,8291,719

Median household income

$45,435$53,929

Median home value

$154,500$194,900

Median gross rent

$778$713

Power

Population

177194

Median household income

$48,125$73,929

Median home value

$122,500$156,700

Median gross rent

$835$485

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Choteau	Power
Under 5	6.2%	9.8%
5 to 17	18.2%	20.6%
18 to 24	5.4%	3.6%
25 to 34	6.1%	13.4%
35 to 44	16.6%	9.8%
45 to 54	8.6%	6.7%
55 to 64	12.0%	17.5%
65 to 74	13.0%	13.9%
75 and over	14.0%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Choteau	Power
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	86.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.4%	11.9%
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%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Choteau	Power
No high school diploma	6.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	35.5%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Choteau	Power
Drove alone	66.4%	72.7%
Carpooled	11.5%	13.6%
Public transit	1.8%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	10.2%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	3.4%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Choteau	Power
1-unit, detached	76.5%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	24.2%

Poverty & households

	Choteau	Power
Poverty rate	9.2%	17.0%
Average household size	2.22	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	18	14
Median year structure built	1956	1973