Chouteau County vs Teton County

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

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

Teton County has the higher population (6,291 vs 5,888 in Chouteau County). Teton County has the higher median household income ($67,766 vs $56,927 in Chouteau County). Teton County has the higher median home value ($235,500 vs $185,100 in Chouteau County).

Population, income & housing

	Chouteau County	Teton County
Population	5,888	6,291
Median age	42.9 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,927	$67,766
Median home value	$185,100	$235,500
Median gross rent	$485	$750
Housing units	2,868	2,942
Homeownership rate	65.9%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	25.9%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chouteau County	Teton County
Population	5,732 → 5,888 (+2.7%)	6,086 → 6,291 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$42,298 → $56,927 (+34.6%)	$55,000 → $67,766 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$143,200 → $185,100 (+29.3%)	$172,700 → $235,500 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$384 → $485 (+26.3%)	$777 → $750 (-3.5%)

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

Teton County

Population

6,0866,291

Median household income

$55,000$67,766

Median home value

$172,700$235,500

Median gross rent

$777$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chouteau County	Teton County
Under 5	6.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	16.9%	18.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.6%
25 to 34	12.6%	10.0%
35 to 44	10.5%	10.4%
45 to 54	10.8%	10.4%
55 to 64	14.1%	14.3%
65 to 74	14.2%	11.8%
75 and over	8.3%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chouteau County	Teton County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	91.9%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16.5%	1.9%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chouteau County	Teton County
No high school diploma	7.7%	9.1%
High school graduate	38.4%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chouteau County	Teton County
Drove alone	65.8%	64.0%
Carpooled	11.7%	12.3%
Public transit	0.6%	0.6%
Walked	7.7%	8.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.1%
Worked from home	13.0%	13.3%
Other means	1.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chouteau County	Teton County
1-unit, detached	78.6%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.9%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Chouteau County	Teton County
Poverty rate	12.4%	10.5%
Average household size	2.61	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1967	1961