Cascade County vs Ravalli County

A side-by-side comparison of Cascade County and Ravalli County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cascade County has the higher population (84,601 vs 45,807 in Ravalli County). Ravalli County has the higher median household income ($71,323 vs $66,203 in Cascade County). Ravalli County has the higher median home value ($435,000 vs $243,300 in Cascade County).

Population, income & housing

	Cascade County	Ravalli County
Population	84,601	45,807
Median age	38.3 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,203	$71,323
Median home value	$243,300	$435,000
Median gross rent	$902	$1,054
Housing units	39,248	21,098
Homeownership rate	70.2%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	29.8%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cascade County	Ravalli County
Population	81,625 → 84,601 (+3.6%)	42,512 → 45,807 (+7.8%)
Median household income	$49,913 → $66,203 (+32.6%)	$53,054 → $71,323 (+34.4%)
Median home value	$179,900 → $243,300 (+35.2%)	$279,300 → $435,000 (+55.7%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $902 (+17.1%)	$770 → $1,054 (+36.9%)

Cascade County

Population

81,62584,601

Median household income

$49,913$66,203

Median home value

$179,900$243,300

Median gross rent

$770$902

Ravalli County

Population

42,51245,807

Median household income

$53,054$71,323

Median home value

$279,300$435,000

Median gross rent

$770$1,054

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cascade County	Ravalli County
Under 5	5.9%	4.3%
5 to 17	16.5%	14.5%
18 to 24	8.9%	5.8%
25 to 34	14.1%	9.5%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	16.4%
65 to 74	11.2%	16.5%
75 and over	8.1%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cascade County	Ravalli County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	89.2%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.4%	0.5%
Asian	1.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.3%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cascade County	Ravalli County
No high school diploma	6.1%	6.7%
High school graduate	31.5%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cascade County	Ravalli County
Drove alone	77.9%	72.0%
Carpooled	10.3%	10.5%
Public transit	0.7%	0.1%
Walked	2.3%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.9%
Worked from home	7.0%	12.5%
Other means	1.1%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cascade County	Ravalli County
1-unit, detached	67.4%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	2.2%
20 or more units	6.3%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Cascade County	Ravalli County
Poverty rate	13.2%	8.3%
Average household size	2.34	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	17	25
Median year structure built	1969	1990