Beaverhead County, Montana

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 9,590
Median household income: $58,072
Median home value: $282,000

Home to 9,590 residents, Beaverhead County is one of Montana's counties. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. At $58,072, its median household income sits below Montana's $69,922.

Between 2019 and 2023, Beaverhead County's population grew 1.9% from 9,415 to 9,590, while its median household income rose 34.4% from $43,201 to $58,072.

The median gross rent is $800. 35.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,590
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $58,072
Median home value: $282,000
Median gross rent: $800
Housing units: 4,973
Homeownership rate: 67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,4159,590

Median household income

$43,201$58,072

Median home value

$215,400$282,000

Median gross rent

$620$800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,415	$43,201	$215,400	$620
2020	9,454	$45,819	$206,900	$703
2021	9,391	$51,048	$249,000	$732
2022	9,469	$55,867	$278,300	$839
2023	9,590	$58,072	$282,000	$800

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 2412.5%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	477	5.0%
5 to 17	1,190	12.4%
18 to 24	1,198	12.5%
25 to 34	1,119	11.7%
35 to 44	1,016	10.6%
45 to 54	933	9.7%
55 to 64	1,384	14.4%
65 to 74	1,373	14.3%
75 and over	900	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,598	89.7%
Black or African American	54	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	159	1.7%
Asian	25	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.1%
Two or more races	275	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	472	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate26.6%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree24.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	470	7.0%
High school graduate	1,790	26.6%
Some college or associate's	2,077	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,645	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	743	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit1.1%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,439	76.0%
Carpooled	349	7.7%
Public transit	49	1.1%
Walked	218	4.8%
Bicycle	11	0.2%
Worked from home	339	7.5%
Other means	120	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,656	63.4%
15 to 29 min	626	15.0%
30 to 44 min	400	9.6%
45 to 59 min	155	3.7%
60+ min	349	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 14.7% (1,347 of 9,174)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,308	56.0%
Nonfamily households	1,813	44.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,121	82.9%
Vacant	852	17.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,774	67.3%
Renter-occupied	1,347	32.7%

1-unit, detached71.1%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other18.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,534	71.1%
1-unit, attached	52	1.0%
2 to 4 units	269	5.4%
5 to 19 units	105	2.1%
20 or more units	116	2.3%
Mobile home & other	897	18.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 30001
State: Montana
Land area: 5,543 sq mi
Water area: 30 sq mi
Center point: 45.1339, -112.8929