Lame Deer

Population: 1,939
Median household income: $26,364
Median home value: $117,300

Lame Deer is a community in Rosebud County, Montana, home to 1,939 residents. The median household income of $26,364 is below the Rosebud County median ($56,430).

Between 2019 and 2023, Lame Deer's population declined 7.0% from 2,086 to 1,939, while its median home value rose 85.6% from $63,200 to $117,300.

The median resident is 21.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 30.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,939
Median age: 21.8 yrs
Median household income: $26,364
Median home value: $117,300
Median gross rent: $553
Housing units: 625
Homeownership rate: 53.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Unemployment rate: 29.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0861,939

Median household income

$50,795$26,364

Median home value

$63,200$117,300

Median gross rent

$643$553

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,086	$50,795	$63,200	$643
2020	2,288	$49,408	$65,600	$615
2021	2,231	$34,821	$85,800	$630
2022	2,064	$31,250	$102,600	$572
2023	1,939	$26,364	$117,300	$553

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

Age distribution

Under 511.4%

5 to 1730.7%

18 to 2413.8%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 744.8%

75 and over1.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	221	11.4%
5 to 17	595	30.7%
18 to 24	267	13.8%
25 to 34	204	10.5%
35 to 44	181	9.3%
45 to 54	139	7.2%
55 to 64	218	11.2%
65 to 74	93	4.8%
75 and over	21	1.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	35	1.8%
Black or African American	8	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,823	94.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	52	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.5%

High school graduate37.5%

Some college or associate's35.9%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	133	15.5%
High school graduate	321	37.5%
Some college or associate's	307	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	72	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	23	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone88.1%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	354	88.1%
Carpooled	12	3.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	5.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	314	82.8%
15 to 29 min	50	13.2%
30 to 44 min	10	2.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	5	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 4.05
Poverty rate: 51.3% (990 of 1,928)

	Count	Share
Family households	364	76.5%
Nonfamily households	112	23.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	476	76.2%
Vacant	149	23.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	255	53.6%
Renter-occupied	221	46.4%

1-unit, detached70.9%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other12.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	443	70.9%
1-unit, attached	17	2.7%
2 to 4 units	60	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	30	4.8%
Mobile home & other	75	12.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3042250
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 56 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.6177, -106.6134