Fallon County, Montana Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Fallon County, MT Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • B
    Health Around average
    Healthier than 71% of counties in Montana
  • B
    Income Around average
    Wealthiest county in Montana
  • D
    Education Well below average
    Less educated than 71% of counties in Montana

Source: Map AI Methodology

Fallon County
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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Fallon County Montana Avg U.S. Average
Population 2,760 1,116,812 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 1.7 7.6 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -0.63% 1.09% 0.59%
Median age 38.5 40.7 37.3
Households 1,178 458,835 130,235,071

Population in Fallon County grew by 3.9% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 2,760 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Fallon County is Gen Z, aged 13–28, at 20.0% of residents. That is 1.5 points below Montana as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Montana, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 48.8% of the people living in Fallon County and men 51.2%.

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Economy

Fallon County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric Fallon County Montana Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $75,839 $72,476 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 5.91% 5.17% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 1.0% 3.6% 5.2%

The median household income in Fallon County is about 5% higher than in Montana.

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Housing

Metric Fallon County Montana Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $128,334 $249,140 $248,835
Median rent $778 $1,081 $1,407
Homeownership rate 69.4% 69.2% 65.2%

The median home price in Fallon County is about 13.7 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $778 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Fallon County spend about 17 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 70 hours, about 2.9 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Fallon County Montana Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 8.4 16.0 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 16.7 32.1 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 70 134 187
Estimated yearly cost $2,160 $4,143 $5,790
Work from home 6.2% 12.5% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) — 2,162 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 141 403 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Montana: Treasure County (7.2 min), Rosebud County (8.2 min), Fallon County (8.4 min).
Slowest: Broadwater County (30.3 min), Stillwater County (27.8 min), Granite County (23.3 min).

The average commute time in Fallon County is 8 minutes, shorter than the 16 minutes in Montana.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Fallon County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric Fallon County Montana Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 17.2% 31.3% 31.6%
Average household size 2.28 2.37 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Montana: Gallatin County (0.4), Missoula County (0.3), Lewis and Clark County (0.3).
Lowest: Liberty County (0.2), Toole County (0.2), Wheatland County (0.2).

Health

Fallon County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric Fallon County Montana Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 79.1 79.0 78.3
Self-rated poor health 11.9% 14.7% 16.3%
Smokers 16.8% 18.8% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Montana: Gallatin County (0.8), Missoula County (0.8), Granite County (0.8).
Lowest: Glacier County (0.7), Big Horn County (0.8), Roosevelt County (0.8).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Fallon County, Montana.

How big is Fallon County, Montana by population?

About 2,760 people live in Fallon County, Montana, in 1,178 households of 2.3 people on average. The median age is 38.5, close to the U.S. median of 37.3.

How densely populated is Fallon County, Montana?

Averaged over its land area, Fallon County, Montana has 2 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 2% of the U.S. average of 86.

Can a typical household afford a home in Fallon County, Montana?

The median home costs 1.7 times the median household income ($128,334 against $75,839), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $778 a month takes about 12% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

How strong is the job market in Fallon County, Montana?

Unemployment in Fallon County, Montana is only 1.0%, well below the U.S. rate of 5.2%, a sign of a tight labor market where employers compete for workers.

What share of adults in Fallon County, Montana have a college degree?

17.2% of adults in Fallon County, Montana hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 6), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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