Phillips County vs Sweet Grass County

A side-by-side comparison of Phillips County and Sweet Grass County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Phillips County has the higher population (4,224 vs 3,713 in Sweet Grass County). Sweet Grass County has the higher median household income ($69,426 vs $58,156 in Phillips County). Sweet Grass County has the higher median home value ($295,500 vs $175,000 in Phillips County).

Population, income & housing

	Phillips County	Sweet Grass County
Population	4,224	3,713
Median age	44.9 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,156	$69,426
Median home value	$175,000	$295,500
Median gross rent	$623	$1,073
Housing units	2,235	1,929
Homeownership rate	74.8%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Phillips County	Sweet Grass County
Population	4,077 → 4,224 (+3.6%)	3,670 → 3,713 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$46,212 → $58,156 (+25.8%)	$49,886 → $69,426 (+39.2%)
Median home value	$129,200 → $175,000 (+35.4%)	$255,100 → $295,500 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	$528 → $623 (+18.0%)	$708 → $1,073 (+51.6%)

Phillips County

Population

4,0774,224

Median household income

$46,212$58,156

Median home value

$129,200$175,000

Median gross rent

$528$623

Sweet Grass County

Population

3,6703,713

Median household income

$49,886$69,426

Median home value

$255,100$295,500

Median gross rent

$708$1,073

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Phillips County	Sweet Grass County
Under 5	6.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.2%	15.1%
18 to 24	4.8%	8.5%
25 to 34	8.3%	9.9%
35 to 44	14.0%	11.8%
45 to 54	9.8%	10.4%
55 to 64	16.0%	15.5%
65 to 74	13.5%	12.0%
75 and over	10.1%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Phillips County	Sweet Grass County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.9%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.1%	1.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	8.8%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Phillips County	Sweet Grass County
No high school diploma	4.7%	3.6%
High school graduate	33.8%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Phillips County	Sweet Grass County
Drove alone	61.7%	70.3%
Carpooled	13.6%	9.6%
Public transit	0.1%	2.2%
Walked	7.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.1%	13.1%
Other means	0.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Phillips County	Sweet Grass County
1-unit, detached	78.0%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.4%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Phillips County	Sweet Grass County
Poverty rate	9.4%	7.8%
Average household size	2.32	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	14	24
Median year structure built	1971	1979