Golden Valley County vs Wibaux County

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

Golden Valley 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 840 in Golden Valley County). Wibaux County has the higher median household income ($64,792 vs $57,353 in Golden Valley County). Golden Valley County has the higher median home value ($203,900 vs $92,300 in Wibaux County).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Valley County	Wibaux County
Population	840	1,148
Median age	54.8 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,353	$64,792
Median home value	$203,900	$92,300
Median gross rent	$769	$964
Housing units	473	596
Homeownership rate	80.7%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Valley County	Wibaux County
Population	728 → 840 (+15.4%)	1,122 → 1,148 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$43,875 → $57,353 (+30.7%)	$53,958 → $64,792 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$106,100 → $203,900 (+92.2%)	$113,500 → $92,300 (-18.7%)
Median gross rent	$818 → $769 (-6.0%)	$817 → $964 (+18.0%)

Golden Valley County

Population

728840

Median household income

$43,875$57,353

Median home value

$106,100$203,900

Median gross rent

$818$769

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)

	Golden Valley County	Wibaux County
Under 5	4.8%	5.0%
5 to 17	9.8%	23.1%
18 to 24	5.7%	3.8%
25 to 34	7.6%	7.2%
35 to 44	14.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	8.3%	11.1%
55 to 64	21.1%	14.2%
65 to 74	18.5%	13.8%
75 and over	9.8%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Valley County	Wibaux County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	2.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Valley County	Wibaux County
No high school diploma	10.9%	2.7%
High school graduate	33.9%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Valley County	Wibaux County
Drove alone	49.5%	80.7%
Carpooled	11.0%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	22.8%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	15.9%
Other means	4.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Valley County	Wibaux County
1-unit, detached	78.9%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.8%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Golden Valley County	Wibaux County
Poverty rate	18.0%	15.9%
Average household size	2.26	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	34	21
Median year structure built	1971	1967