Dillon vs Lima

A side-by-side comparison of Dillon and Lima: population, income, housing, and more.

Dillon and Lima are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dillon has the higher population (4,020 vs 237 in Lima). Lima has the higher median household income ($53,906 vs $51,458 in Dillon). Dillon has the higher median home value ($237,500 vs $183,100 in Lima).

Population, income & housing

	Dillon	Lima
Population	4,020	237
Median age	30.7 yrs	53.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,458	$53,906
Median home value	$237,500	$183,100
Median gross rent	$821	—
Housing units	1,836	158
Homeownership rate	54.8%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.9%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dillon	Lima
Population	4,261 → 4,020 (-5.7%)	180 → 237 (+31.7%)
Median household income	$32,833 → $51,458 (+56.7%)	$35,938 → $53,906 (+50.0%)
Median home value	$163,600 → $237,500 (+45.2%)	$110,500 → $183,100 (+65.7%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $821 (+30.1%)	—

Dillon

Population

4,2614,020

Median household income

$32,833$51,458

Median home value

$163,600$237,500

Median gross rent

$631$821

Lima

Population

180237

Median household income

$35,938$53,906

Median home value

$110,500$183,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dillon	Lima
Under 5	5.7%	8.9%
5 to 17	15.0%	8.0%
18 to 24	19.1%	5.5%
25 to 34	16.7%	7.2%
35 to 44	9.0%	5.5%
45 to 54	5.1%	15.2%
55 to 64	12.2%	9.3%
65 to 74	11.0%	24.9%
75 and over	6.2%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dillon	Lima
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dillon	Lima
No high school diploma	8.5%	4.3%
High school graduate	20.7%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.5%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dillon	Lima
Drove alone	79.8%	63.4%
Carpooled	7.5%	0.0%
Public transit	2.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	22.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	5.4%
Worked from home	1.7%	8.6%
Other means	4.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dillon	Lima
1-unit, detached	64.2%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	20.3%

Poverty & households

	Dillon	Lima
Poverty rate	16.5%	17.7%
Average household size	2.18	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	15	7
Median year structure built	1971	1963