Blaine County vs Powell County

A side-by-side comparison of Blaine County and Powell County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Powell County has the higher population (7,029 vs 6,997 in Blaine County). Blaine County has the higher median household income ($65,050 vs $63,432 in Powell County). Powell County has the higher median home value ($255,700 vs $124,900 in Blaine County).

Population, income & housing

	Blaine County	Powell County
Population	6,997	7,029
Median age	33.9 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,050	$63,432
Median home value	$124,900	$255,700
Median gross rent	$689	$770
Housing units	2,824	2,969
Homeownership rate	63.2%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	14.2%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blaine County	Powell County
Population	6,719 → 6,997 (+4.1%)	6,854 → 7,029 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$41,279 → $65,050 (+57.6%)	$54,667 → $63,432 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$94,300 → $124,900 (+32.4%)	$143,100 → $255,700 (+78.7%)
Median gross rent	$466 → $689 (+47.9%)	$688 → $770 (+11.9%)

Blaine County

Population

6,7196,997

Median household income

$41,279$65,050

Median home value

$94,300$124,900

Median gross rent

$466$689

Powell County

Population

6,8547,029

Median household income

$54,667$63,432

Median home value

$143,100$255,700

Median gross rent

$688$770

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blaine County	Powell County
Under 5	7.6%	3.4%
5 to 17	21.8%	11.2%
18 to 24	8.8%	6.7%
25 to 34	12.1%	13.4%
35 to 44	11.7%	16.6%
45 to 54	9.5%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.1%	15.3%
65 to 74	10.3%	12.4%
75 and over	6.1%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blaine County	Powell County
White (non-Hispanic)	44.2%	87.4%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	49.0%	4.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blaine County	Powell County
No high school diploma	9.4%	6.9%
High school graduate	26.9%	45.9%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blaine County	Powell County
Drove alone	61.0%	75.6%
Carpooled	12.3%	11.3%
Public transit	1.3%	0.2%
Walked	7.5%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.5%	7.5%
Other means	2.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blaine County	Powell County
1-unit, detached	80.8%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	2.6%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	16.1%

Poverty & households

	Blaine County	Powell County
Poverty rate	20.2%	6.3%
Average household size	2.96	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1972	1965