Rosebud County vs Stillwater County

A side-by-side comparison of Rosebud County and Stillwater County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Stillwater County has the higher population (9,052 vs 8,236 in Rosebud County). Stillwater County has the higher median household income ($81,503 vs $56,430 in Rosebud County). Stillwater County has the higher median home value ($355,600 vs $188,900 in Rosebud County).

Population, income & housing

	Rosebud County	Stillwater County
Population	8,236	9,052
Median age	36.7 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,430	$81,503
Median home value	$188,900	$355,600
Median gross rent	$644	$968
Housing units	3,785	4,657
Homeownership rate	66.3%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	29.8%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rosebud County	Stillwater County
Population	9,152 → 8,236 (-10.0%)	9,466 → 9,052 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$57,992 → $56,430 (-2.7%)	$64,645 → $81,503 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$114,900 → $188,900 (+64.4%)	$255,500 → $355,600 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $644 (+6.4%)	$791 → $968 (+22.4%)

Rosebud County

Population

9,1528,236

Median household income

$57,992$56,430

Median home value

$114,900$188,900

Median gross rent

$605$644

Stillwater County

Population

9,4669,052

Median household income

$64,645$81,503

Median home value

$255,500$355,600

Median gross rent

$791$968

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rosebud County	Stillwater County
Under 5	7.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	21.4%	16.9%
18 to 24	8.4%	6.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	9.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	10.9%
45 to 54	9.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.8%	15.7%
65 to 74	10.7%	16.2%
75 and over	6.0%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rosebud County	Stillwater County
White (non-Hispanic)	52.7%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38.4%	0.4%
Asian	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rosebud County	Stillwater County
No high school diploma	8.6%	6.9%
High school graduate	35.4%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rosebud County	Stillwater County
Drove alone	75.8%	61.9%
Carpooled	11.8%	21.4%
Public transit	0.0%	3.3%
Walked	5.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.0%	7.9%
Other means	1.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rosebud County	Stillwater County
1-unit, detached	65.7%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	1.1%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	17.6%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Rosebud County	Stillwater County
Poverty rate	21.6%	8.3%
Average household size	2.65	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	15	28
Median year structure built	1979	1985