Pondera County vs Toole County

A side-by-side comparison of Pondera County and Toole County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pondera County has the higher population (6,012 vs 5,028 in Toole County). Toole County has the higher median household income ($53,693 vs $53,500 in Pondera County). Toole County has the higher median home value ($187,400 vs $179,200 in Pondera County).

Population, income & housing

	Pondera County	Toole County
Population	6,012	5,028
Median age	41.2 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$53,500	$53,693
Median home value	$179,200	$187,400
Median gross rent	$806	$753
Housing units	2,753	2,323
Homeownership rate	66.7%	64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pondera County	Toole County
Population	5,994 → 6,012 (+0.3%)	4,892 → 5,028 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$51,151 → $53,500 (+4.6%)	$50,721 → $53,693 (+5.9%)
Median home value	$131,900 → $179,200 (+35.9%)	$137,900 → $187,400 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$652 → $806 (+23.6%)	$547 → $753 (+37.7%)

Pondera County

Population

5,9946,012

Median household income

$51,151$53,500

Median home value

$131,900$179,200

Median gross rent

$652$806

Toole County

Population

4,8925,028

Median household income

$50,721$53,693

Median home value

$137,900$187,400

Median gross rent

$547$753

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pondera County	Toole County
Under 5	6.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.0%	14.3%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.6%
25 to 34	10.5%	15.4%
35 to 44	12.2%	14.6%
45 to 54	9.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	15.0%	13.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	10.8%
75 and over	9.3%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pondera County	Toole County
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	83.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16.0%	5.7%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pondera County	Toole County
No high school diploma	13.2%	13.8%
High school graduate	30.1%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pondera County	Toole County
Drove alone	71.9%	72.3%
Carpooled	8.4%	7.3%
Public transit	0.1%	1.3%
Walked	12.1%	8.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	9.7%
Other means	2.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pondera County	Toole County
1-unit, detached	74.5%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	10.4%
20 or more units	3.9%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	Pondera County	Toole County
Poverty rate	22.9%	12.3%
Average household size	2.59	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	18	15
Median year structure built	1964	1969