Beaverhead County vs Dawson County

A side-by-side comparison of Beaverhead County and Dawson County: population, income, housing, and more.

Beaverhead County and Dawson County are counties in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Beaverhead County has the higher population (9,590 vs 8,874 in Dawson County). Dawson County has the higher median household income ($70,953 vs $58,072 in Beaverhead County). Beaverhead County has the higher median home value ($282,000 vs $187,400 in Dawson County).

Population, income & housing

	Beaverhead County	Dawson County
Population	9,590	8,874
Median age	43.4 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,072	$70,953
Median home value	$282,000	$187,400
Median gross rent	$800	$823
Housing units	4,973	4,377
Homeownership rate	67.3%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.5%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beaverhead County	Dawson County
Population	9,415 → 9,590 (+1.9%)	9,017 → 8,874 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$43,201 → $58,072 (+34.4%)	$58,596 → $70,953 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$215,400 → $282,000 (+30.9%)	$160,600 → $187,400 (+16.7%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $800 (+29.0%)	$784 → $823 (+5.0%)

Beaverhead County

Population

9,4159,590

Median household income

$43,201$58,072

Median home value

$215,400$282,000

Median gross rent

$620$800

Dawson County

Population

9,0178,874

Median household income

$58,596$70,953

Median home value

$160,600$187,400

Median gross rent

$784$823

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beaverhead County	Dawson County
Under 5	5.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	12.4%	16.0%
18 to 24	12.5%	8.5%
25 to 34	11.7%	11.9%
35 to 44	10.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	9.7%	11.2%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.3%
65 to 74	14.3%	12.1%
75 and over	9.4%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beaverhead County	Dawson County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	90.9%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	1.3%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.1%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beaverhead County	Dawson County
No high school diploma	7.0%	5.7%
High school graduate	26.6%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.5%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beaverhead County	Dawson County
Drove alone	76.0%	81.8%
Carpooled	7.7%	5.3%
Public transit	1.1%	0.1%
Walked	4.8%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.5%	6.8%
Other means	2.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beaverhead County	Dawson County
1-unit, detached	71.1%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	2.6%
20 or more units	2.3%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Beaverhead County	Dawson County
Poverty rate	14.7%	8.8%
Average household size	2.21	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1980	1970