Judith Basin County vs Meagher County

A side-by-side comparison of Judith Basin County and Meagher County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Judith Basin County has the higher population (2,053 vs 1,979 in Meagher County). Meagher County has the higher median household income ($56,215 vs $55,417 in Judith Basin County). Meagher County has the higher median home value ($244,400 vs $214,200 in Judith Basin County).

Population, income & housing

	Judith Basin County	Meagher County
Population	2,053	1,979
Median age	50.9 yrs	59.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,417	$56,215
Median home value	$214,200	$244,400
Median gross rent	$502	$871
Housing units	1,233	1,460
Homeownership rate	75.3%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Judith Basin County	Meagher County
Population	1,954 → 2,053 (+5.1%)	1,888 → 1,979 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$43,661 → $55,417 (+26.9%)	$46,607 → $56,215 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$138,200 → $214,200 (+55.0%)	$154,100 → $244,400 (+58.6%)
Median gross rent	$585 → $502 (-14.2%)	$647 → $871 (+34.6%)

Judith Basin County

Population

1,9542,053

Median household income

$43,661$55,417

Median home value

$138,200$214,200

Median gross rent

$585$502

Meagher County

Population

1,8881,979

Median household income

$46,607$56,215

Median home value

$154,100$244,400

Median gross rent

$647$871

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Judith Basin County	Meagher County
Under 5	4.0%	2.9%
5 to 17	18.2%	9.1%
18 to 24	5.4%	10.7%
25 to 34	7.5%	5.0%
35 to 44	9.1%	7.8%
45 to 54	9.4%	9.1%
55 to 64	18.1%	21.0%
65 to 74	18.9%	26.1%
75 and over	9.4%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Judith Basin County	Meagher County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	2.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Judith Basin County	Meagher County
No high school diploma	5.9%	4.5%
High school graduate	28.5%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Judith Basin County	Meagher County
Drove alone	55.8%	76.4%
Carpooled	6.6%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.1%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	24.2%	14.7%
Other means	1.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Judith Basin County	Meagher County
1-unit, detached	85.4%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.1%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	12.6%	18.6%

Poverty & households

	Judith Basin County	Meagher County
Poverty rate	15.8%	10.7%
Average household size	2.26	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1968	1973