Park County vs Ravalli County

A side-by-side comparison of Park County and Ravalli County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ravalli County has the higher population (45,807 vs 17,484 in Park County). Ravalli County has the higher median household income ($71,323 vs $66,607 in Park County). Ravalli County has the higher median home value ($435,000 vs $429,700 in Park County).

Population, income & housing

	Park County	Ravalli County
Population	17,484	45,807
Median age	46.2 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,607	$71,323
Median home value	$429,700	$435,000
Median gross rent	$927	$1,054
Housing units	9,597	21,098
Homeownership rate	69.6%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.1%	29.8%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Park County	Ravalli County
Population	16,352 → 17,484 (+6.9%)	42,512 → 45,807 (+7.8%)
Median household income	$53,068 → $66,607 (+25.5%)	$53,054 → $71,323 (+34.4%)
Median home value	$271,300 → $429,700 (+58.4%)	$279,300 → $435,000 (+55.7%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $927 (+17.5%)	$770 → $1,054 (+36.9%)

Park County

Population

16,35217,484

Median household income

$53,068$66,607

Median home value

$271,300$429,700

Median gross rent

$789$927

Ravalli County

Population

42,51245,807

Median household income

$53,054$71,323

Median home value

$279,300$435,000

Median gross rent

$770$1,054

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Park County	Ravalli County
Under 5	4.7%	4.3%
5 to 17	12.3%	14.5%
18 to 24	5.3%	5.8%
25 to 34	12.9%	9.5%
35 to 44	12.9%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.3%
55 to 64	15.7%	16.4%
65 to 74	15.2%	16.5%
75 and over	9.0%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Park County	Ravalli County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.5%
Asian	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.8%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Park County	Ravalli County
No high school diploma	3.3%	6.7%
High school graduate	26.6%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Park County	Ravalli County
Drove alone	67.4%	72.0%
Carpooled	11.0%	10.5%
Public transit	0.8%	0.1%
Walked	3.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.9%
Worked from home	15.9%	12.5%
Other means	0.6%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Park County	Ravalli County
1-unit, detached	75.7%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	2.2%
20 or more units	3.3%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Park County	Ravalli County
Poverty rate	13.1%	8.3%
Average household size	2.08	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1978	1990