With 8,165 people, Rosebud County is a county in Montana. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. Density works out to 2 people per square mile. 24.5% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The foreign-born share is 2%. That trails the Montana median by roughly 31%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,914, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 79%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rosebud County
What changed most since 1990
Population10,505 → 8,165(−22%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.4% → 20.9%(+7.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$65,263 → $49,914(−24%)US over the same years: +14%
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)38.1%(281)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.1%(200)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19%(140)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(23)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 738 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
Rosebud County, decade by decade
Rosebud 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
10,505
$65,263
$129,604
13.4%
53.6
2000
9,383
$65,394
$101,831
17.6%
60.4
2010
9,233
$64,413
$148,029
17.6%
64.0
2020
8,329
$70,018
$139,748
17.8%
62.1
2024
8,165
$49,914
$182,400
20.9%
68.8
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.
