Stillwater County, Montana

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 9,052
Median household income: $81,503
Median home value: $355,600

Home to 9,052 residents, Stillwater County is one of Montana's counties. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $81,503 runs above the Montana figure of $69,922.

From 2019 to 2023, Stillwater County's population declined 4.4% from 9,466 to 9,052, while its median household income rose 26.1% from $64,645 to $81,503.

The median resident is 47.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,052
Median age: 47.4 yrs
Median household income: $81,503
Median home value: $355,600
Median gross rent: $968
Housing units: 4,657
Homeownership rate: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,4669,052

Median household income

$64,645$81,503

Median home value

$255,500$355,600

Median gross rent

$791$968

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,466	$64,645	$255,500	$791
2020	9,562	$67,448	$256,600	$800
2021	8,916	$72,906	$276,500	$833
2022	8,978	$78,380	$316,200	$855
2023	9,052	$81,503	$355,600	$968

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7416.2%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	376	4.2%
5 to 17	1,532	16.9%
18 to 24	546	6.0%
25 to 34	823	9.1%
35 to 44	983	10.9%
45 to 54	1,108	12.2%
55 to 64	1,425	15.7%
65 to 74	1,463	16.2%
75 and over	796	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,353	92.3%
Black or African American	9	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.4%
Asian	33	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	29	0.3%
Two or more races	291	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	305	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree21.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	457	6.9%
High school graduate	2,193	33.2%
Some college or associate's	1,984	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,396	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	568	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone61.9%

Carpooled21.4%

Public transit3.3%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,718	61.9%
Carpooled	940	21.4%
Public transit	146	3.3%
Walked	178	4.1%
Bicycle	8	0.2%
Worked from home	345	7.9%
Other means	59	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,394	34.4%
15 to 29 min	892	22.0%
30 to 44 min	805	19.9%
45 to 59 min	520	12.8%
60+ min	438	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 8.3% (740 of 8,965)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,599	67.2%
Nonfamily households	1,270	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,869	83.1%
Vacant	788	16.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,125	80.8%
Renter-occupied	744	19.2%

1-unit, detached83.5%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other10.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,887	83.5%
1-unit, attached	89	1.9%
2 to 4 units	108	2.3%
5 to 19 units	50	1.1%
20 or more units	21	0.5%
Mobile home & other	502	10.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 30095
State: Montana
Land area: 1,797 sq mi
Water area: 9.24 sq mi
Center point: 45.6585, -109.3816