Daniels County vs Powder River County

A side-by-side comparison of Daniels County and Powder River County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Powder River County has the higher population (1,762 vs 1,524 in Daniels County). Powder River County has the higher median household income ($68,009 vs $58,000 in Daniels County). Daniels County has the higher median home value ($177,800 vs $149,400 in Powder River County).

Population, income & housing

	Daniels County	Powder River County
Population	1,524	1,762
Median age	48.7 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,000	$68,009
Median home value	$177,800	$149,400
Median gross rent	$588	$609
Housing units	1,130	997
Homeownership rate	80.4%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Daniels County	Powder River County
Population	1,730 → 1,524 (-11.9%)	1,607 → 1,762 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$57,440 → $58,000 (+1.0%)	$54,427 → $68,009 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$126,500 → $177,800 (+40.6%)	$142,600 → $149,400 (+4.8%)
Median gross rent	$510 → $588 (+15.3%)	$657 → $609 (-7.3%)

Daniels County

Population

1,7301,524

Median household income

$57,440$58,000

Median home value

$126,500$177,800

Median gross rent

$510$588

Powder River County

Population

1,6071,762

Median household income

$54,427$68,009

Median home value

$142,600$149,400

Median gross rent

$657$609

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Daniels County	Powder River County
Under 5	2.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	17.8%	13.2%
18 to 24	5.2%	5.3%
25 to 34	9.1%	10.9%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	9.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	12.4%
65 to 74	19.4%	16.9%
75 and over	9.6%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Daniels County	Powder River County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.1%	1.6%
Asian	0.9%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Daniels County	Powder River County
No high school diploma	3.3%	10.5%
High school graduate	29.5%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Daniels County	Powder River County
Drove alone	70.4%	48.2%
Carpooled	9.1%	18.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	10.0%	11.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	14.9%
Other means	0.0%	6.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Daniels County	Powder River County
1-unit, detached	86.7%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	21.4%

Poverty & households

	Daniels County	Powder River County
Poverty rate	11.9%	9.7%
Average household size	2.09	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	13	20
Median year structure built	1957	1977