Powell County vs Valley County

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

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

Valley County has the higher population (7,540 vs 7,029 in Powell County). Valley County has the higher median household income ($64,515 vs $63,432 in Powell County). Powell County has the higher median home value ($255,700 vs $198,600 in Valley County).

Population, income & housing

	Powell County	Valley County
Population	7,029	7,540
Median age	43.3 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,432	$64,515
Median home value	$255,700	$198,600
Median gross rent	$770	$769
Housing units	2,969	4,253
Homeownership rate	69.5%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Powell County	Valley County
Population	6,854 → 7,029 (+2.6%)	7,471 → 7,540 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$54,667 → $63,432 (+16.0%)	$53,162 → $64,515 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$143,100 → $255,700 (+78.7%)	$151,400 → $198,600 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $770 (+11.9%)	$581 → $769 (+32.4%)

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

Valley County

Population

7,4717,540

Median household income

$53,162$64,515

Median home value

$151,400$198,600

Median gross rent

$581$769

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Powell County	Valley County
Under 5	3.4%	5.5%
5 to 17	11.2%	17.0%
18 to 24	6.7%	6.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	10.7%
35 to 44	16.6%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.3%	10.0%
55 to 64	15.3%	14.3%
65 to 74	12.4%	13.6%
75 and over	8.5%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Powell County	Valley County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	84.8%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.1%	7.5%
Asian	1.9%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.7%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Powell County	Valley County
No high school diploma	6.9%	5.3%
High school graduate	45.9%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Powell County	Valley County
Drove alone	75.6%	65.2%
Carpooled	11.3%	10.3%
Public transit	0.2%	1.0%
Walked	4.3%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.5%	17.9%
Other means	1.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Powell County	Valley County
1-unit, detached	75.9%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	19.8%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Powell County	Valley County
Poverty rate	6.3%	12.9%
Average household size	2.29	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	19	15
Median year structure built	1965	1966