Big Horn County vs Park County

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

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

Park County has the higher population (17,484 vs 12,963 in Big Horn County). Park County has the higher median household income ($66,607 vs $56,680 in Big Horn County). Park County has the higher median home value ($429,700 vs $148,200 in Big Horn County).

Population, income & housing

	Big Horn County	Park County
Population	12,963	17,484
Median age	32.3 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,680	$66,607
Median home value	$148,200	$429,700
Median gross rent	$686	$927
Housing units	4,533	9,597
Homeownership rate	68.2%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	38.1%
Unemployment rate	13.7%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Horn County	Park County
Population	13,387 → 12,963 (-3.2%)	16,352 → 17,484 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$49,859 → $56,680 (+13.7%)	$53,068 → $66,607 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$126,100 → $148,200 (+17.5%)	$271,300 → $429,700 (+58.4%)
Median gross rent	$586 → $686 (+17.1%)	$789 → $927 (+17.5%)

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

Park County

Population

16,35217,484

Median household income

$53,068$66,607

Median home value

$271,300$429,700

Median gross rent

$789$927

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Horn County	Park County
Under 5	7.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	25.4%	12.3%
18 to 24	9.9%	5.3%
25 to 34	11.2%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	9.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	11.9%	15.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	15.2%
75 and over	4.9%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Horn County	Park County
White (non-Hispanic)	27.0%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	65.3%	0.6%
Asian	0.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Horn County	Park County
No high school diploma	11.5%	3.3%
High school graduate	30.1%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Horn County	Park County
Drove alone	68.3%	67.4%
Carpooled	17.0%	11.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.8%
Walked	3.3%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	10.7%	15.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Horn County	Park County
1-unit, detached	68.8%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	4.2%
20 or more units	2.8%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Big Horn County	Park County
Poverty rate	23.6%	13.1%
Average household size	3.46	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1976	1978