Shepherd is home to 353 people in Montana. Owners hold 100% of the housing stock. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 160 people. The median age is 47.5, about 9 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $114,400, having risen by half since 2000. 0% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,125, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Shepherd
What changed most since 2000
Homes owned by their occupants66.2% → 100.0%(+33.8 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Poverty rate28.2% → 4.8%(−23.4 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Median age29.7 → 47.5(+17.8 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)31.6%(12)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.1%(8)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 38 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Shepherd, decade by decade
Shepherd population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
193
$56,927
$116,586
15.9%
13.5
2010
516
$101,599
$171,765
9.1%
15.9
2020
507
$157,565
–
41.0%
32.2
2024
353
$80,125
$114,400
30.6%
4.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
