Fallon County vs Sweet Grass County

A side-by-side comparison of Fallon County and Sweet Grass County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sweet Grass County has the higher population (3,713 vs 2,817 in Fallon County). Fallon County has the higher median household income ($72,284 vs $69,426 in Sweet Grass County). Sweet Grass County has the higher median home value ($295,500 vs $237,000 in Fallon County).

Population, income & housing

	Fallon County	Sweet Grass County
Population	2,817	3,713
Median age	37.2 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$72,284	$69,426
Median home value	$237,000	$295,500
Median gross rent	$772	$1,073
Housing units	1,451	1,929
Homeownership rate	69.8%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fallon County	Sweet Grass County
Population	2,921 → 2,817 (-3.6%)	3,670 → 3,713 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$64,545 → $72,284 (+12.0%)	$49,886 → $69,426 (+39.2%)
Median home value	$169,800 → $237,000 (+39.6%)	$255,100 → $295,500 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	$774 → $772 (-0.3%)	$708 → $1,073 (+51.6%)

Fallon County

Population

2,9212,817

Median household income

$64,545$72,284

Median home value

$169,800$237,000

Median gross rent

$774$772

Sweet Grass County

Population

3,6703,713

Median household income

$49,886$69,426

Median home value

$255,100$295,500

Median gross rent

$708$1,073

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fallon County	Sweet Grass County
Under 5	7.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	18.4%	15.1%
18 to 24	9.3%	8.5%
25 to 34	12.4%	9.9%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.4%
55 to 64	11.1%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.7%	12.0%
75 and over	7.6%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fallon County	Sweet Grass County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.4%	1.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.2%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fallon County	Sweet Grass County
No high school diploma	3.0%	3.6%
High school graduate	39.0%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	41.4%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fallon County	Sweet Grass County
Drove alone	79.7%	70.3%
Carpooled	7.9%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	2.2%
Walked	4.6%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	13.1%
Other means	1.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fallon County	Sweet Grass County
1-unit, detached	70.2%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	2.4%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.6%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Fallon County	Sweet Grass County
Poverty rate	12.1%	7.8%
Average household size	2.39	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1978	1979