Broadwater County is a county of 7,668 people in Montana. Since 2000 the county has risen by half, up 3,283 people. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. At a median age of 45.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Few US counties rank higher on income. Density works out to 6 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,374, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 178%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Broadwater County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$111,123 → $426,600(+284%)US over the same years: +67%
Population3,318 → 7,668(+131%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants74.9% → 87.8%(+12.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)17.4%(105)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.1%(85)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era55.5%(335)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 604 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
Broadwater County, decade by decade
Broadwater County 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
1990
3,318
$48,618
$111,123
13.5%
5.9
2000
4,385
$59,548
$153,201
15.0%
9.5
2010
5,612
$64,257
$229,740
15.2%
12.7
2020
6,774
$69,963
$288,465
27.2%
21.8
2024
7,668
$70,374
$426,600
27.3%
25.3
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.
