Demographics of Judith Basin County, Montana

Judith Basin County, Montana had 2,162 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +137 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Judith Basin County, in four figures

2,162
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.8%
Change since July 2020: +137 people.; 46.2 ±5.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,000 ±$8,593
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Judith Basin County, Montana's population grew 6.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Judith Basin County, Montana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Judith Basin County, Montana's population grew 6.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Judith Basin County, Montana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	2,025	100.0	100.0
2021	2,044	100.9	100.2
2022	2,086	103.0	100.7
2023	2,102	103.8	101.6
2024	2,115	104.4	102.5
2025	2,162	106.8	103.1

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Population of Judith Basin County, Montana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	2,025	+4	+7	0	−2
2021	2,044	+19	−1	0	+20
2022	2,086	+42	−5	+4	+40
2023	2,102	+16	0	+1	+14
2024	2,115	+13	+2	0	+10
2025	2,162	+47	+3	0	+44

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.2 ±5.4: for men 44.9 ±5.1 and for women 49.6 ±8.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Judith Basin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Montana	United States
Under 5	107 ±39	5.2% ±1.9	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	359 ±73	17.3% ±3.5	15.8% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	114 ±42	5.5% ±2.0	9.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	433 ±72	20.9% ±3.5	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	519 ±79	25.1% ±3.8	24.1% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	539 ±68	26.0% ±3.3	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,000 ±$8,593, and income per person $37,796 ±$5,503, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,509 ±$761 in Montana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Judith Basin County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Montana	United States
Under $25,000	143 ±47	15.6% ±5.0	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	249 ±53	27.1% ±5.5	19.4% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	145 ±44	15.8% ±4.7	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	81 ±27	8.8% ±2.9	13.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	157 ±37	17.1% ±3.9	17.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	39 ±16	4.2% ±1.7	8.2% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	104 ±50	11.3% ±5.4	9.0% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Judith Basin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Montana	United States
All ages	275 ±104	13.3% ±5.0	11.5% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	43 to 159	10.2% to 33.6%	12.7% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	78 ±38	8.5% ±4.0	11.7% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	96 ±39	14.0% ±5.4	10.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Judith Basin County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Judith Basin County	Montana	United States
Housing units	1,261 ±69	528,419 ±3,257	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	72.8% ±2.7	86.8% ±0.5	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.2% ±4.9	13.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.7% ±4.9	69.2% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.3% ±6.6	30.8% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$238,300 ±$19,666	$375,800 ±$3,433	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$495 ±$100	$1,081 ±$14	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±5	1981 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Judith Basin County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Montana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	159 ±58	7.7% ±2.8	4.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,861 ±65	89.9% ±3.1	83.6% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.5%	0.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	6 to 52	0.3% to 2.5%	5.3% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.5%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 7	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3 to 35	0.1% to 1.7%	4.7% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Judith Basin County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Montana	United States
Born in the state	1,392 ±86	67.2% ±4.2	52.1% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	611 ±85	29.5% ±4.1	44.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	10 to 32	0.5% to 1.5%	0.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	12 to 82	0.6% to 4.0%	2.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 3	0% to 0.1%	1.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	12 to 80	0.6% to 3.9%	1.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Judith Basin County among the counties of Montana

43rd of 56 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Montana page.

Counties of Montana near Judith Basin County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Phillips County	4,203	−0.1%
Sweet Grass County	3,762	+2.4%
Granite County	3,658	+10.6%
Sheridan County	3,436	−2.9%
Fallon County	2,959	−2.3%
Judith Basin County	2,162	+6.8%
Meagher County	2,137	+11.2%
Wheatland County	2,100	+1.2%
Liberty County	1,957	+0.1%
Powder River County	1,781	+5.1%
McCone County	1,720	−0.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026