Powell County vs Teton County

A side-by-side comparison of Powell County and Teton County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Powell County has the higher population (7,029 vs 6,291 in Teton County). Teton County has the higher median household income ($67,766 vs $63,432 in Powell County). Powell County has the higher median home value ($255,700 vs $235,500 in Teton County).

Population, income & housing

	Powell County	Teton County
Population	7,029	6,291
Median age	43.3 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$63,432	$67,766
Median home value	$255,700	$235,500
Median gross rent	$770	$750
Housing units	2,969	2,942
Homeownership rate	69.5%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	25.9%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Powell County	Teton County
Population	6,854 → 7,029 (+2.6%)	6,086 → 6,291 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$54,667 → $63,432 (+16.0%)	$55,000 → $67,766 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$143,100 → $255,700 (+78.7%)	$172,700 → $235,500 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $770 (+11.9%)	$777 → $750 (-3.5%)

Powell County

Population

6,8547,029

Median household income

$54,667$63,432

Median home value

$143,100$255,700

Median gross rent

$688$770

Teton County

Population

6,0866,291

Median household income

$55,000$67,766

Median home value

$172,700$235,500

Median gross rent

$777$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Powell County	Teton County
Under 5	3.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	11.2%	18.5%
18 to 24	6.7%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.4%	10.0%
35 to 44	16.6%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	10.4%
55 to 64	15.3%	14.3%
65 to 74	12.4%	11.8%
75 and over	8.5%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Powell County	Teton County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	91.9%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.1%	1.9%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Powell County	Teton County
No high school diploma	6.9%	9.1%
High school graduate	45.9%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Powell County	Teton County
Drove alone	75.6%	64.0%
Carpooled	11.3%	12.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.6%
Walked	4.3%	8.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	7.5%	13.3%
Other means	1.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Powell County	Teton County
1-unit, detached	75.9%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Powell County	Teton County
Poverty rate	6.3%	10.5%
Average household size	2.29	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1965	1961