Beaverhead County vs Madison County

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

Beaverhead County and Madison 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 8,975 in Madison County). Madison County has the higher median household income ($67,420 vs $58,072 in Beaverhead County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($440,500 vs $282,000 in Beaverhead County).

Population, income & housing

	Beaverhead County	Madison County
Population	9,590	8,975
Median age	43.4 yrs	54.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,072	$67,420
Median home value	$282,000	$440,500
Median gross rent	$800	$1,159
Housing units	4,973	6,405
Homeownership rate	67.3%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.5%	34.3%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beaverhead County	Madison County
Population	9,415 → 9,590 (+1.9%)	8,302 → 8,975 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$43,201 → $58,072 (+34.4%)	$54,107 → $67,420 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$215,400 → $282,000 (+30.9%)	$276,500 → $440,500 (+59.3%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $800 (+29.0%)	$834 → $1,159 (+39.0%)

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

Madison County

Population

8,3028,975

Median household income

$54,107$67,420

Median home value

$276,500$440,500

Median gross rent

$834$1,159

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beaverhead County	Madison County
Under 5	5.0%	3.8%
5 to 17	12.4%	11.9%
18 to 24	12.5%	5.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	9.4%
35 to 44	10.6%	11.1%
45 to 54	9.7%	10.4%
55 to 64	14.4%	17.2%
65 to 74	14.3%	19.7%
75 and over	9.4%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beaverhead County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	0.3%
Asian	0.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beaverhead County	Madison County
No high school diploma	7.0%	4.6%
High school graduate	26.6%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	24.5%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beaverhead County	Madison County
Drove alone	76.0%	60.8%
Carpooled	7.7%	9.8%
Public transit	1.1%	1.1%
Walked	4.8%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.5%	20.1%
Other means	2.7%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beaverhead County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	71.1%	77.5%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	1.8%
20 or more units	2.3%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Beaverhead County	Madison County
Poverty rate	14.7%	6.8%
Average household size	2.21	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1980	1993