Rosebud County vs Valley County

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

Rosebud 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.

Rosebud County has the higher population (8,236 vs 7,540 in Valley County). Valley County has the higher median household income ($64,515 vs $56,430 in Rosebud County). Valley County has the higher median home value ($198,600 vs $188,900 in Rosebud County).

Population, income & housing

	Rosebud County	Valley County
Population	8,236	7,540
Median age	36.7 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,430	$64,515
Median home value	$188,900	$198,600
Median gross rent	$644	$769
Housing units	3,785	4,253
Homeownership rate	66.3%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rosebud County	Valley County
Population	9,152 → 8,236 (-10.0%)	7,471 → 7,540 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$57,992 → $56,430 (-2.7%)	$53,162 → $64,515 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$114,900 → $188,900 (+64.4%)	$151,400 → $198,600 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $644 (+6.4%)	$581 → $769 (+32.4%)

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

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)

	Rosebud County	Valley County
Under 5	7.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	21.4%	17.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	6.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	10.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	10.0%
55 to 64	13.8%	14.3%
65 to 74	10.7%	13.6%
75 and over	6.0%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rosebud County	Valley County
White (non-Hispanic)	52.7%	84.8%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38.4%	7.5%
Asian	0.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.5%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rosebud County	Valley County
No high school diploma	8.6%	5.3%
High school graduate	35.4%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rosebud County	Valley County
Drove alone	75.8%	65.2%
Carpooled	11.8%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	5.0%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.0%	17.9%
Other means	1.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rosebud County	Valley County
1-unit, detached	65.7%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	19.8%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	3.3%
20 or more units	2.4%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	17.6%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Rosebud County	Valley County
Poverty rate	21.6%	12.9%
Average household size	2.65	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	15	15
Median year structure built	1979	1966