Blaine County vs Valley County

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

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

Valley County has the higher population (7,540 vs 6,997 in Blaine County). Blaine County has the higher median household income ($65,050 vs $64,515 in Valley County). Valley County has the higher median home value ($198,600 vs $124,900 in Blaine County).

Population, income & housing

	Blaine County	Valley County
Population	6,997	7,540
Median age	33.9 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,050	$64,515
Median home value	$124,900	$198,600
Median gross rent	$689	$769
Housing units	2,824	4,253
Homeownership rate	63.2%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	14.2%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blaine County	Valley County
Population	6,719 → 6,997 (+4.1%)	7,471 → 7,540 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$41,279 → $65,050 (+57.6%)	$53,162 → $64,515 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$94,300 → $124,900 (+32.4%)	$151,400 → $198,600 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$466 → $689 (+47.9%)	$581 → $769 (+32.4%)

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

Valley County

Population

7,4717,540

Median household income

$53,162$64,515

Median home value

$151,400$198,600

Median gross rent

$581$769

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blaine County	Valley County
Under 5	7.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	21.8%	17.0%
18 to 24	8.8%	6.0%
25 to 34	12.1%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.1%
45 to 54	9.5%	10.0%
55 to 64	12.1%	14.3%
65 to 74	10.3%	13.6%
75 and over	6.1%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blaine County	Valley County
White (non-Hispanic)	44.2%	84.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	49.0%	7.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blaine County	Valley County
No high school diploma	9.4%	5.3%
High school graduate	26.9%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blaine County	Valley County
Drove alone	61.0%	65.2%
Carpooled	12.3%	10.3%
Public transit	1.3%	1.0%
Walked	7.5%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	15.5%	17.9%
Other means	2.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blaine County	Valley County
1-unit, detached	80.8%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	19.8%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	3.3%
20 or more units	1.6%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Blaine County	Valley County
Poverty rate	20.2%	12.9%
Average household size	2.96	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	16	15
Median year structure built	1972	1966