Fort Smith vs Lodge Grass

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Smith and Lodge Grass: population, income, housing, and more.

Fort Smith and Lodge Grass are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lodge Grass has the higher population (499 vs 105 in Fort Smith). Fort Smith has the higher median household income ($52,292 vs $50,000 in Lodge Grass). Since 2019, Lodge Grass's population has grown faster (+9.4% vs -11.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Smith	Lodge Grass
Population	105	499
Median age	63.1 yrs	26.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,292	$50,000
Median home value	$129,200	—
Median gross rent	—	$635
Housing units	172	130
Homeownership rate	93.0%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Smith	Lodge Grass
Population	119 → 105 (-11.8%)	456 → 499 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$45,208 → $52,292 (+15.7%)	$25,000 → $50,000 (+100.0%)
Median home value	$73,900 → $129,200 (+74.8%)	$73,500 → $112,500 (+53.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$588 → $635 (+8.0%)

Fort Smith

Population

119105

Median household income

$45,208$52,292

Median home value

$73,900$129,200

Lodge Grass

Population

456499

Median household income

$25,000$50,000

Median home value

$73,500$112,500

Median gross rent

$588$635

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Smith	Lodge Grass
Under 5	0.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	0.0%	29.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.6%
25 to 34	17.1%	11.0%
35 to 44	16.2%	16.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	5.6%
55 to 64	21.0%	10.4%
65 to 74	5.7%	6.6%
75 and over	40.0%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Smith	Lodge Grass
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	4.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	93.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	17.1%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Smith	Lodge Grass
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.5%
High school graduate	18.1%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	81.9%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Smith	Lodge Grass
Drove alone	100.0%	64.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	19.0%
Public transit	0.0%	3.3%
Walked	0.0%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Smith	Lodge Grass
1-unit, detached	56.4%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.6%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	Fort Smith	Lodge Grass
Poverty rate	0.0%	30.7%
Average household size	1.48	5.09
Mean commute (minutes)	4	25
Median year structure built	1972	1957