Liberty County vs Powder River County

A side-by-side comparison of Liberty County and Powder River County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Liberty County has the higher population (1,968 vs 1,762 in Powder River County). Powder River County has the higher median household income ($68,009 vs $53,264 in Liberty County). Powder River County has the higher median home value ($149,400 vs $116,800 in Liberty County).

Population, income & housing

	Liberty County	Powder River County
Population	1,968	1,762
Median age	37.5 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$53,264	$68,009
Median home value	$116,800	$149,400
Median gross rent	$668	$609
Housing units	832	997
Homeownership rate	64.2%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	0.2%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Liberty County	Powder River County
Population	2,351 → 1,968 (-16.3%)	1,607 → 1,762 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$44,875 → $53,264 (+18.7%)	$54,427 → $68,009 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$101,100 → $116,800 (+15.5%)	$142,600 → $149,400 (+4.8%)
Median gross rent	$571 → $668 (+17.0%)	$657 → $609 (-7.3%)

Liberty County

Population

2,3511,968

Median household income

$44,875$53,264

Median home value

$101,100$116,800

Median gross rent

$571$668

Powder River County

Population

1,6071,762

Median household income

$54,427$68,009

Median home value

$142,600$149,400

Median gross rent

$657$609

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Liberty County	Powder River County
Under 5	8.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	21.1%	13.2%
18 to 24	2.9%	5.3%
25 to 34	12.7%	10.9%
35 to 44	15.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	8.9%	9.7%
55 to 64	9.7%	12.4%
65 to 74	5.1%	16.9%
75 and over	15.5%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Liberty County	Powder River County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	1.6%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Liberty County	Powder River County
No high school diploma	18.9%	10.5%
High school graduate	21.8%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Liberty County	Powder River County
Drove alone	47.7%	48.2%
Carpooled	7.0%	18.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	11.7%	11.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.2%	14.9%
Other means	2.4%	6.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Liberty County	Powder River County
1-unit, detached	72.0%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	0.8%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	21.4%

Poverty & households

	Liberty County	Powder River County
Poverty rate	25.5%	9.7%
Average household size	2.71	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1964	1977