Judith Basin County vs Wheatland County

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

Judith Basin County and Wheatland 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 2,049 in Wheatland County). Judith Basin County has the higher median household income ($55,417 vs $47,054 in Wheatland County). Judith Basin County has the higher median home value ($214,200 vs $172,700 in Wheatland County).

Population, income & housing

	Judith Basin County	Wheatland County
Population	2,053	2,049
Median age	50.9 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,417	$47,054
Median home value	$214,200	$172,700
Median gross rent	$502	$741
Housing units	1,233	1,159
Homeownership rate	75.3%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Judith Basin County	Wheatland County
Population	1,954 → 2,053 (+5.1%)	2,142 → 2,049 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$43,661 → $55,417 (+26.9%)	$39,655 → $47,054 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$138,200 → $214,200 (+55.0%)	$95,400 → $172,700 (+81.0%)
Median gross rent	$585 → $502 (-14.2%)	$607 → $741 (+22.1%)

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

Wheatland County

Population

2,1422,049

Median household income

$39,655$47,054

Median home value

$95,400$172,700

Median gross rent

$607$741

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Judith Basin County	Wheatland County
Under 5	4.0%	3.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	18.9%
18 to 24	5.4%	4.9%
25 to 34	7.5%	11.4%
35 to 44	9.1%	9.5%
45 to 54	9.4%	12.9%
55 to 64	18.1%	10.6%
65 to 74	18.9%	17.4%
75 and over	9.4%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Judith Basin County	Wheatland County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Judith Basin County	Wheatland County
No high school diploma	5.9%	7.4%
High school graduate	28.5%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Judith Basin County	Wheatland County
Drove alone	55.8%	49.6%
Carpooled	6.6%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	12.1%	13.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.2%	21.7%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Judith Basin County	Wheatland County
1-unit, detached	85.4%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.6%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Judith Basin County	Wheatland County
Poverty rate	15.8%	23.7%
Average household size	2.26	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1968	1960