Shepherd

Population: 613
Median home value: $179,700

Shepherd, a community in Yellowstone County, Montana, has 613 residents. Its median home value of $179,700 runs below the Yellowstone County figure of $317,600.

Between 2019 and 2023, Shepherd's population declined 31.5% from 895 to 613, while its median home value fell 26.9% from $245,800 to $179,700.

The typical home was built around 1988. 9.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 613
Median age: 47.1 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $179,700
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 261
Homeownership rate: 94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

895613

Median household income

$111,250$125,179

Median home value

$245,800$179,700

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	895	$111,250	$245,800
2020	944	$130,000	—
2021	825	$136,667	$160,300
2022	772	$125,179	$207,800
2023	613	—	$179,700

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 345.1%

35 to 448.6%

45 to 5431.5%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	39	6.4%
5 to 17	119	19.4%
18 to 24	54	8.8%
25 to 34	31	5.1%
35 to 44	53	8.6%
45 to 54	193	31.5%
55 to 64	63	10.3%
65 to 74	44	7.2%
75 and over	17	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	613	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate26.4%

Some college or associate's42.4%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	5.0%
High school graduate	106	26.4%
Some college or associate's	170	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	65	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	40	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	281	82.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	60	17.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	24	8.5%
15 to 29 min	135	48.0%
30 to 44 min	93	33.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	29	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 9.3% (57 of 613)

	Count	Share
Family households	177	67.8%
Nonfamily households	84	32.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	261	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	246	94.3%
Renter-occupied	15	5.7%

1-unit, detached50.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other49.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	131	50.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	130	49.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3067525
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.22 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.9468, -108.3463