Demographics of Rosebud County, Montana

Rosebud County, Montana had 8,253 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −56 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.

Rosebud County, in four figures

8,253
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.7%
Change since July 2020: −56 people.; 38.0 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,914 ±$14,727
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.

Rosebud County, Montana's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rosebud 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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Rosebud County, Montana's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rosebud 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	8,309	100.0	100.0
2021	8,076	97.2	100.2
2022	8,107	97.6	100.7
2023	8,112	97.6	101.6
2024	8,218	98.9	102.5
2025	8,253	99.3	103.1

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Population of Rosebud 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	8,309	−26	+4	0	−26
2021	8,076	−233	−37	+5	−192
2022	8,107	+31	−16	+23	+30
2023	8,112	+5	+14	+13	−21
2024	8,218	+106	+18	+54	+34
2025	8,253	+35	+21	+53	−40

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.0 ±1.1: for men 37.2 ±2.1 and for women 39.5 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rosebud County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Montana	United States
Under 5	628 ±96	7.7% ±1.2	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,680 ±138	20.6% ±1.7	15.8% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	662 ±110	8.1% ±1.3	9.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,891 ±189	23.2% ±2.3	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,871 ±176	22.9% ±2.2	24.1% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,433 ±152	17.6% ±1.9	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,914 ±$14,727, and income per person $29,231 ±$1,989, 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 Rosebud County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Montana	United States
Under $25,000	796 ±146	25.9% ±4.6	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	740 ±163	24.1% ±5.2	19.4% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	404 ±107	13.2% ±3.4	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	280 ±87	9.1% ±2.8	13.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	400 ±95	13.0% ±3.1	17.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	289 ±95	9.4% ±3.1	8.2% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	161 ±48	5.2% ±1.5	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 Rosebud County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Montana	United States
All ages	1,980 ±361	24.5% ±4.5	11.5% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	869 ±224	37.8% ±8.3	12.7% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	820 ±177	21.6% ±4.4	11.7% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	291 ±85	14.6% ±4.1	10.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rosebud County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rosebud County	Montana	United States
Housing units	3,779 ±24	528,419 ±3,257	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.2% ±3.5	86.8% ±0.5	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.8% ±3.6	13.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.6% ±3.5	69.2% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.4% ±5.0	30.8% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$182,400 ±$30,038	$375,800 ±$3,433	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$672 ±$48	$1,081 ±$14	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±2	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 Rosebud County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Montana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	299 ±0	3.7% ±<0.1	4.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,197 ±162	51.4% ±2.0	83.6% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 12	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	165 ±16	2.0% ±0.2	0.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3,003 ±99	36.8% ±1.2	5.3% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	29 to 175	0.4% to 2.1%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	393 ±184	4.8% ±2.3	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 Rosebud County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Montana	United States
Born in the state	5,369 ±268	65.8% ±3.3	52.1% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,606 ±268	31.9% ±3.3	44.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 11	0% to 0.1%	0.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	185 ±57	2.3% ±0.7	2.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	12 to 102	0.1% to 1.2%	1.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	128 ±61	1.6% ±0.7	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%.

Rosebud County among the counties of Montana

28th of 56 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Montana page.

Counties of Montana near Rosebud County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Madison County	10,026	+15.8%
Deer Lodge County	9,709	+3.0%
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%

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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