Madison County vs Stillwater County

A side-by-side comparison of Madison County and Stillwater County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Stillwater County has the higher population (9,052 vs 8,975 in Madison County). Stillwater County has the higher median household income ($81,503 vs $67,420 in Madison County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($440,500 vs $355,600 in Stillwater County).

Population, income & housing

	Madison County	Stillwater County
Population	8,975	9,052
Median age	54.1 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$67,420	$81,503
Median home value	$440,500	$355,600
Median gross rent	$1,159	$968
Housing units	6,405	4,657
Homeownership rate	80.6%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.3%	29.8%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison County	Stillwater County
Population	8,302 → 8,975 (+8.1%)	9,466 → 9,052 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$54,107 → $67,420 (+24.6%)	$64,645 → $81,503 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$276,500 → $440,500 (+59.3%)	$255,500 → $355,600 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$834 → $1,159 (+39.0%)	$791 → $968 (+22.4%)

Madison County

Population

8,3028,975

Median household income

$54,107$67,420

Median home value

$276,500$440,500

Median gross rent

$834$1,159

Stillwater County

Population

9,4669,052

Median household income

$64,645$81,503

Median home value

$255,500$355,600

Median gross rent

$791$968

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison County	Stillwater County
Under 5	3.8%	4.2%
5 to 17	11.9%	16.9%
18 to 24	5.6%	6.0%
25 to 34	9.4%	9.1%
35 to 44	11.1%	10.9%
45 to 54	10.4%	12.2%
55 to 64	17.2%	15.7%
65 to 74	19.7%	16.2%
75 and over	10.9%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison County	Stillwater County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	0.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison County	Stillwater County
No high school diploma	4.6%	6.9%
High school graduate	25.3%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison County	Stillwater County
Drove alone	60.8%	61.9%
Carpooled	9.8%	21.4%
Public transit	1.1%	3.3%
Walked	6.7%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	20.1%	7.9%
Other means	1.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison County	Stillwater County
1-unit, detached	77.5%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	1.1%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Madison County	Stillwater County
Poverty rate	6.8%	8.3%
Average household size	2.36	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1993	1985