Garfield County vs Wibaux County

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

Garfield 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.

Wibaux County has the higher population (1,148 vs 938 in Garfield County). Wibaux County has the higher median household income ($64,792 vs $61,750 in Garfield County). Garfield County has the higher median home value ($178,300 vs $92,300 in Wibaux County).

Population, income & housing

	Garfield County	Wibaux County
Population	938	1,148
Median age	43.9 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,750	$64,792
Median home value	$178,300	$92,300
Median gross rent	$802	$964
Housing units	746	596
Homeownership rate	70.3%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garfield County	Wibaux County
Population	1,036 → 938 (-9.5%)	1,122 → 1,148 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$42,000 → $61,750 (+47.0%)	$53,958 → $64,792 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$124,100 → $178,300 (+43.7%)	$113,500 → $92,300 (-18.7%)
Median gross rent	$570 → $802 (+40.7%)	$817 → $964 (+18.0%)

Garfield County

Population

1,036938

Median household income

$42,000$61,750

Median home value

$124,100$178,300

Median gross rent

$570$802

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)

	Garfield County	Wibaux County
Under 5	7.8%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.8%	23.1%
18 to 24	5.4%	3.8%
25 to 34	10.7%	7.2%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.9%
45 to 54	9.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	14.2%
65 to 74	15.2%	13.8%
75 and over	12.4%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garfield County	Wibaux County
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	90.5%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garfield County	Wibaux County
No high school diploma	3.6%	2.7%
High school graduate	33.2%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garfield County	Wibaux County
Drove alone	41.3%	80.7%
Carpooled	5.3%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	13.9%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.5%	15.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garfield County	Wibaux County
1-unit, detached	76.1%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.9%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Garfield County	Wibaux County
Poverty rate	12.2%	15.9%
Average household size	2.28	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1976	1967