Meagher County vs Powder River County

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

Meagher 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.

Meagher County has the higher population (1,979 vs 1,762 in Powder River County). Powder River County has the higher median household income ($68,009 vs $56,215 in Meagher County). Meagher County has the higher median home value ($244,400 vs $149,400 in Powder River County).

Population, income & housing

	Meagher County	Powder River County
Population	1,979	1,762
Median age	59.9 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$56,215	$68,009
Median home value	$244,400	$149,400
Median gross rent	$871	$609
Housing units	1,460	997
Homeownership rate	82.4%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	0.1%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Meagher County	Powder River County
Population	1,888 → 1,979 (+4.8%)	1,607 → 1,762 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$46,607 → $56,215 (+20.6%)	$54,427 → $68,009 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$154,100 → $244,400 (+58.6%)	$142,600 → $149,400 (+4.8%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $871 (+34.6%)	$657 → $609 (-7.3%)

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

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)

	Meagher County	Powder River County
Under 5	2.9%	5.2%
5 to 17	9.1%	13.2%
18 to 24	10.7%	5.3%
25 to 34	5.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	7.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	9.1%	9.7%
55 to 64	21.0%	12.4%
65 to 74	26.1%	16.9%
75 and over	8.4%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Meagher County	Powder River County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	1.6%
Asian	0.3%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Meagher County	Powder River County
No high school diploma	4.5%	10.5%
High school graduate	31.5%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.3%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Meagher County	Powder River County
Drove alone	76.4%	48.2%
Carpooled	4.9%	18.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	2.0%	11.3%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	14.9%
Other means	1.4%	6.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Meagher County	Powder River County
1-unit, detached	80.0%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	18.6%	21.4%

Poverty & households

	Meagher County	Powder River County
Poverty rate	10.7%	9.7%
Average household size	2.17	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1973	1977