Big Horn County vs Hill County

A side-by-side comparison of Big Horn County and Hill County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hill County has the higher population (16,260 vs 12,963 in Big Horn County). Big Horn County has the higher median household income ($56,680 vs $55,313 in Hill County). Hill County has the higher median home value ($187,600 vs $148,200 in Big Horn County).

Population, income & housing

	Big Horn County	Hill County
Population	12,963	16,260
Median age	32.3 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,680	$55,313
Median home value	$148,200	$187,600
Median gross rent	$686	$752
Housing units	4,533	7,232
Homeownership rate	68.2%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	13.7%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Horn County	Hill County
Population	13,387 → 12,963 (-3.2%)	16,436 → 16,260 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$49,859 → $56,680 (+13.7%)	$49,321 → $55,313 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$126,100 → $148,200 (+17.5%)	$143,600 → $187,600 (+30.6%)
Median gross rent	$586 → $686 (+17.1%)	$615 → $752 (+22.3%)

Big Horn County

Population

13,38712,963

Median household income

$49,859$56,680

Median home value

$126,100$148,200

Median gross rent

$586$686

Hill County

Population

16,43616,260

Median household income

$49,321$55,313

Median home value

$143,600$187,600

Median gross rent

$615$752

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Horn County	Hill County
Under 5	7.0%	8.6%
5 to 17	25.4%	19.8%
18 to 24	9.9%	10.0%
25 to 34	11.2%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	9.7%	9.8%
55 to 64	11.9%	11.9%
65 to 74	8.8%	10.2%
75 and over	4.9%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Horn County	Hill County
White (non-Hispanic)	27.0%	67.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	65.3%	22.7%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Horn County	Hill County
No high school diploma	11.5%	8.8%
High school graduate	30.1%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Horn County	Hill County
Drove alone	68.3%	72.9%
Carpooled	17.0%	15.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	3.3%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.7%	4.6%
Other means	0.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Horn County	Hill County
1-unit, detached	68.8%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	3.7%
20 or more units	2.8%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Big Horn County	Hill County
Poverty rate	23.6%	19.7%
Average household size	3.46	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	21	14
Median year structure built	1976	1972