Deer Lodge County vs Roosevelt County

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

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

Roosevelt County has the higher population (10,665 vs 9,512 in Deer Lodge County). Roosevelt County has the higher median household income ($53,125 vs $49,533 in Deer Lodge County). Deer Lodge County has the higher median home value ($209,700 vs $119,400 in Roosevelt County).

Population, income & housing

	Deer Lodge County	Roosevelt County
Population	9,512	10,665
Median age	49.6 yrs	30.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,533	$53,125
Median home value	$209,700	$119,400
Median gross rent	$661	$707
Housing units	5,506	4,058
Homeownership rate	69.5%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Deer Lodge County	Roosevelt County
Population	9,106 → 9,512 (+4.5%)	11,175 → 10,665 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$41,820 → $49,533 (+18.4%)	$43,194 → $53,125 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$131,300 → $209,700 (+59.7%)	$112,400 → $119,400 (+6.2%)
Median gross rent	$557 → $661 (+18.7%)	$438 → $707 (+61.4%)

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

Roosevelt County

Population

11,17510,665

Median household income

$43,194$53,125

Median home value

$112,400$119,400

Median gross rent

$438$707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Deer Lodge County	Roosevelt County
Under 5	3.5%	8.4%
5 to 17	8.9%	24.9%
18 to 24	7.8%	9.1%
25 to 34	12.1%	13.7%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.5%	9.1%
55 to 64	17.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	16.4%	7.7%
75 and over	9.1%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Deer Lodge County	Roosevelt County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	32.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	57.2%
Asian	0.7%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.7%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Deer Lodge County	Roosevelt County
No high school diploma	7.2%	8.2%
High school graduate	38.2%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Deer Lodge County	Roosevelt County
Drove alone	76.2%	79.2%
Carpooled	6.2%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	5.7%	7.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.7%	3.1%
Other means	4.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Deer Lodge County	Roosevelt County
1-unit, detached	77.8%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	3.8%
20 or more units	3.2%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Deer Lodge County	Roosevelt County
Poverty rate	18.1%	30.6%
Average household size	1.91	3.48
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1954	1973