Chouteau County vs Musselshell County

A side-by-side comparison of Chouteau County and Musselshell County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chouteau County has the higher population (5,888 vs 5,068 in Musselshell County). Musselshell County has the higher median household income ($59,010 vs $56,927 in Chouteau County). Musselshell County has the higher median home value ($221,200 vs $185,100 in Chouteau County).

Population, income & housing

	Chouteau County	Musselshell County
Population	5,888	5,068
Median age	42.9 yrs	51.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,927	$59,010
Median home value	$185,100	$221,200
Median gross rent	$485	$865
Housing units	2,868	2,677
Homeownership rate	65.9%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chouteau County	Musselshell County
Population	5,732 → 5,888 (+2.7%)	4,766 → 5,068 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$42,298 → $56,927 (+34.6%)	$43,274 → $59,010 (+36.4%)
Median home value	$143,200 → $185,100 (+29.3%)	$172,700 → $221,200 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$384 → $485 (+26.3%)	$756 → $865 (+14.4%)

Chouteau County

Population

5,7325,888

Median household income

$42,298$56,927

Median home value

$143,200$185,100

Median gross rent

$384$485

Musselshell County

Population

4,7665,068

Median household income

$43,274$59,010

Median home value

$172,700$221,200

Median gross rent

$756$865

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chouteau County	Musselshell County
Under 5	6.4%	4.1%
5 to 17	16.9%	15.4%
18 to 24	6.3%	5.2%
25 to 34	12.6%	7.9%
35 to 44	10.5%	10.3%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.1%	16.0%
65 to 74	14.2%	18.6%
75 and over	8.3%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chouteau County	Musselshell County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	87.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16.5%	2.4%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	4.4%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chouteau County	Musselshell County
No high school diploma	7.7%	9.6%
High school graduate	38.4%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chouteau County	Musselshell County
Drove alone	65.8%	65.3%
Carpooled	11.7%	7.8%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	20.2%
Other means	1.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chouteau County	Musselshell County
1-unit, detached	78.6%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Chouteau County	Musselshell County
Poverty rate	12.4%	15.3%
Average household size	2.61	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1967	1975