Broadwater County vs Valley County

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

Broadwater 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 7,310 in Broadwater County). Valley County has the higher median household income ($64,515 vs $63,636 in Broadwater County). Broadwater County has the higher median home value ($364,800 vs $198,600 in Valley County).

Population, income & housing

	Broadwater County	Valley County
Population	7,310	7,540
Median age	46.2 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,636	$64,515
Median home value	$364,800	$198,600
Median gross rent	$978	$769
Housing units	3,164	4,253
Homeownership rate	82.2%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broadwater County	Valley County
Population	5,945 → 7,310 (+23.0%)	7,471 → 7,540 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$60,594 → $63,636 (+5.0%)	$53,162 → $64,515 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$222,200 → $364,800 (+64.2%)	$151,400 → $198,600 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $978 (+30.1%)	$581 → $769 (+32.4%)

Broadwater County

Population

5,9457,310

Median household income

$60,594$63,636

Median home value

$222,200$364,800

Median gross rent

$752$978

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)

	Broadwater County	Valley County
Under 5	4.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	14.2%	17.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	6.0%
25 to 34	11.8%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.4%	10.0%
55 to 64	16.7%	14.3%
65 to 74	14.8%	13.6%
75 and over	8.8%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broadwater County	Valley County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	84.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	7.5%
Asian	0.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.6%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broadwater County	Valley County
No high school diploma	9.0%	5.3%
High school graduate	26.9%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broadwater County	Valley County
Drove alone	79.0%	65.2%
Carpooled	9.2%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	0.1%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.2%
Worked from home	10.1%	17.9%
Other means	1.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broadwater County	Valley County
1-unit, detached	82.8%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	19.8%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.2%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	12.6%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Broadwater County	Valley County
Poverty rate	10.7%	12.9%
Average household size	2.51	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	28	15
Median year structure built	1999	1966