Powell County is a county of 7,053 people in Montana. At a median age of 45.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Density works out to 3 people per square mile. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. Renters pay $820 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,923, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 121%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Powell County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$99,603 → $306,500(+208%)US over the same years: +67%
White share93.5% → 86.8%(−6.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate16.9% → 5.6%(−11.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 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)25.1%(187)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.4%(249)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.6%(250)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.4%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 745 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
Powell County, decade by decade
Powell 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
6,620
$51,892
$99,603
16.6%
15.4
2000
7,180
$55,788
$138,446
13.1%
19.9
2010
7,027
$57,328
$164,860
18.7%
20.1
2020
6,946
$61,004
$178,655
17.7%
30.4
2024
7,053
$66,923
$306,500
19.3%
29.9
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.
