Daniels County vs Wibaux County

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

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

Daniels County has the higher population (1,524 vs 1,148 in Wibaux County). Wibaux County has the higher median household income ($64,792 vs $58,000 in Daniels County). Daniels County has the higher median home value ($177,800 vs $92,300 in Wibaux County).

Population, income & housing

	Daniels County	Wibaux County
Population	1,524	1,148
Median age	48.7 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,000	$64,792
Median home value	$177,800	$92,300
Median gross rent	$588	$964
Housing units	1,130	596
Homeownership rate	80.4%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Daniels County	Wibaux County
Population	1,730 → 1,524 (-11.9%)	1,122 → 1,148 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$57,440 → $58,000 (+1.0%)	$53,958 → $64,792 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$126,500 → $177,800 (+40.6%)	$113,500 → $92,300 (-18.7%)
Median gross rent	$510 → $588 (+15.3%)	$817 → $964 (+18.0%)

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

Wibaux County

Population

1,1221,148

Median household income

$53,958$64,792

Median home value

$113,500$92,300

Median gross rent

$817$964

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Daniels County	Wibaux County
Under 5	2.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.8%	23.1%
18 to 24	5.2%	3.8%
25 to 34	9.1%	7.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.2%
65 to 74	19.4%	13.8%
75 and over	9.6%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Daniels County	Wibaux County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	2.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Daniels County	Wibaux County
No high school diploma	3.3%	2.7%
High school graduate	29.5%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Daniels County	Wibaux County
Drove alone	70.4%	80.7%
Carpooled	9.1%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	15.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Daniels County	Wibaux County
1-unit, detached	86.7%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Daniels County	Wibaux County
Poverty rate	11.9%	15.9%
Average household size	2.09	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	13	21
Median year structure built	1957	1967