Demographics of Powell County, Montana

Powell County, Montana had 7,157 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +216 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.

Powell County, in four figures

7,157
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.1%
Change since July 2020: +216 people.; 45.8 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,923 ±$11,061
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Powell 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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Powell County, Montana's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Powell 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	6,941	100.0	100.0
2021	7,021	101.2	100.2
2022	7,054	101.6	100.7
2023	7,112	102.5	101.6
2024	7,121	102.6	102.5
2025	7,157	103.1	103.1

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Population of Powell 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	6,941	−2	−5	0	+2
2021	7,021	+80	−34	0	+119
2022	7,054	+33	−49	−1	+86
2023	7,112	+58	−41	0	+98
2024	7,121	+9	−43	+7	+44
2025	7,157	+36	−38	+2	+74

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.8 ±1.0: for men 43.5 ±2.1 and for women 51.1 ±2.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Powell County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Montana	United States
Under 5	229 ±72	3.2% ±1.0	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	706 ±127	10.0% ±1.8	15.8% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	467 ±120	6.6% ±1.7	9.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,026 ±212	28.7% ±3.0	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,153 ±183	30.5% ±2.6	24.1% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,472 ±189	20.9% ±2.7	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,923 ±$11,061, and income per person $33,029 ±$3,312, 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 Powell County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Montana	United States
Under $25,000	285 ±99	11.7% ±4.0	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	641 ±165	26.4% ±6.6	19.4% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	442 ±127	18.2% ±5.1	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	358 ±93	14.7% ±3.7	13.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	436 ±128	17.9% ±5.2	17.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	198 ±71	8.1% ±2.9	8.2% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	72 ±33	3.0% ±1.3	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 Powell County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Montana	United States
All ages	295 ±103	5.6% ±1.9	11.5% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4 to 90	0.6% to 11.1%	12.7% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	52 to 196	2.0% to 7.4%	11.7% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	124 ±59	6.7% ±3.1	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 Powell County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Powell County	Montana	United States
Housing units	3,006 ±34	528,419 ±3,257	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.9% ±4.2	86.8% ±0.5	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.1% ±4.2	13.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.5% ±5.1	69.2% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.5% ±5.5	30.8% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$306,500 ±$60,519	$375,800 ±$3,433	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$820 ±$85	$1,081 ±$14	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±6	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 Powell County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Montana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	190 ±63	2.7% ±0.9	4.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,119 ±63	86.8% ±0.9	83.6% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3 to 53	< 0.1% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	10 to 204	0.1% to 2.9%	0.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	327 ±146	4.6% ±2.1	5.3% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 75	0% to 1.1%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	249 ±119	3.5% ±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 Powell County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Montana	United States
Born in the state	3,663 ±288	51.9% ±4.1	52.1% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,187 ±299	45.2% ±4.2	44.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	7 to 69	0.1% to 1.0%	0.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	64 to 266	0.9% to 3.8%	2.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	33 to 235	0.5% to 3.3%	1.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5 to 57	0.1% to 0.8%	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%.

Powell County among the counties of Montana

30th of 56 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Montana page.

Counties of Montana near Powell County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Stillwater County	9,445	+5.0%
Dawson County	8,692	−2.6%
Broadwater County	8,493	+23.8%
Rosebud County	8,253	−0.7%
Valley County	7,385	−2.4%
Powell County	7,157	+3.1%
Blaine County	6,860	−2.1%
Teton County	6,496	+3.9%
Pondera County	6,072	+3.2%
Chouteau County	5,865	−0.8%
Musselshell County	5,582	+17.6%

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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