McCone County vs Meagher County

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

McCone 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.

Meagher County has the higher population (1,979 vs 1,818 in McCone County). McCone County has the higher median household income ($71,842 vs $56,215 in Meagher County). Meagher County has the higher median home value ($244,400 vs $197,400 in McCone County).

Population, income & housing

	McCone County	Meagher County
Population	1,818	1,979
Median age	52.4 yrs	59.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,842	$56,215
Median home value	$197,400	$244,400
Median gross rent	$543	$871
Housing units	1,082	1,460
Homeownership rate	86.1%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	0.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McCone County	Meagher County
Population	1,790 → 1,818 (+1.6%)	1,888 → 1,979 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$49,701 → $71,842 (+44.5%)	$46,607 → $56,215 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$114,800 → $197,400 (+72.0%)	$154,100 → $244,400 (+58.6%)
Median gross rent	$535 → $543 (+1.5%)	$647 → $871 (+34.6%)

McCone County

Population

1,7901,818

Median household income

$49,701$71,842

Median home value

$114,800$197,400

Median gross rent

$535$543

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)

	McCone County	Meagher County
Under 5	5.5%	2.9%
5 to 17	13.4%	9.1%
18 to 24	6.2%	10.7%
25 to 34	8.5%	5.0%
35 to 44	10.7%	7.8%
45 to 54	9.4%	9.1%
55 to 64	17.7%	21.0%
65 to 74	14.2%	26.1%
75 and over	14.5%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McCone County	Meagher County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.7%	2.7%
Asian	2.6%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McCone County	Meagher County
No high school diploma	3.5%	4.5%
High school graduate	32.1%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	43.0%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McCone County	Meagher County
Drove alone	63.0%	76.4%
Carpooled	3.9%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	15.7%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.7%
Worked from home	15.7%	14.7%
Other means	1.1%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McCone County	Meagher County
1-unit, detached	79.4%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	18.6%

Poverty & households

	McCone County	Meagher County
Poverty rate	4.2%	10.7%
Average household size	2.17	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1965	1973