The Town Files

Pondera County, Montana

6,035 people. The median home is worth $206,100 (typical Montana town: $249,800) and the median household earns $52,338.

Towns in Pondera County

Towns in Pondera County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Conrad2,318$188,900$47,85739.5
Heart Butte621$46,300$31,38925.2
Valier530$138,400$53,02152.0

People and housing

Pondera CountyTypical Montana town
Median home value$206,100$249,800
Median rent$784$893
Median household income$52,338$63,249
Median age42.040.6
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%25.0%
Below the poverty line21.9%10.9%

Jobs and pay

1,562 jobs in 2024, average pay $45,334 a year.

Largest industries in Pondera CountyRetail213 jobs · $35,268Construction134 jobs · $54,222Hotels & restaurants128 jobs · $12,211Wholesale trade127 jobs · $69,594Finance & insurance71 jobs · $64,039Administrative & support43 jobs · $49,882
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Pondera County0%2%4%6%8%2000200420082012201620202023 2.9%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 512 storm events in Pondera County from 1996 to 2026, with 1 deaths.

Storm events in Pondera County by type since 1996Hail56Flood6Blizzard8High Wind319Heavy Rain7Heavy Snow29Flash Flood2Funnel Cloud2Winter Storm11Winter Weather6
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Pondera County has been included in 14 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
April 7, 2026Straight-Line WindsDR-4902: Severe Winter Storm And Straight-Line Winds
July 18, 2024Severe StormDR-4801: Severe Winter Storm And Flooding
March 31, 2020BiologicalDR-4508: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3476: Covid-19
August 30, 2018FloodDR-4388: Flooding
September 12, 2017FireFM-5212: Strawberry Fire
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).