Deer Lodge County vs Madison County

A side-by-side comparison of Deer Lodge County and Madison County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Deer Lodge County has the higher population (9,512 vs 8,975 in Madison County). Madison County has the higher median household income ($67,420 vs $49,533 in Deer Lodge County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($440,500 vs $209,700 in Deer Lodge County).

Population, income & housing

	Deer Lodge County	Madison County
Population	9,512	8,975
Median age	49.6 yrs	54.1 yrs
Median household income	$49,533	$67,420
Median home value	$209,700	$440,500
Median gross rent	$661	$1,159
Housing units	5,506	6,405
Homeownership rate	69.5%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	34.3%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Deer Lodge County	Madison County
Population	9,106 → 9,512 (+4.5%)	8,302 → 8,975 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$41,820 → $49,533 (+18.4%)	$54,107 → $67,420 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$131,300 → $209,700 (+59.7%)	$276,500 → $440,500 (+59.3%)
Median gross rent	$557 → $661 (+18.7%)	$834 → $1,159 (+39.0%)

Deer Lodge County

Population

9,1069,512

Median household income

$41,820$49,533

Median home value

$131,300$209,700

Median gross rent

$557$661

Madison County

Population

8,3028,975

Median household income

$54,107$67,420

Median home value

$276,500$440,500

Median gross rent

$834$1,159

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Deer Lodge County	Madison County
Under 5	3.5%	3.8%
5 to 17	8.9%	11.9%
18 to 24	7.8%	5.6%
25 to 34	12.1%	9.4%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.4%
55 to 64	17.0%	17.2%
65 to 74	16.4%	19.7%
75 and over	9.1%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Deer Lodge County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	0.3%
Asian	0.7%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Deer Lodge County	Madison County
No high school diploma	7.2%	4.6%
High school graduate	38.2%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Deer Lodge County	Madison County
Drove alone	76.2%	60.8%
Carpooled	6.2%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	5.7%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.7%	20.1%
Other means	4.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Deer Lodge County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	77.8%	77.5%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	1.8%
20 or more units	3.2%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Deer Lodge County	Madison County
Poverty rate	18.1%	6.8%
Average household size	1.91	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1954	1993