Fort Smith vs St. Xavier

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

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

Fort Smith has the higher population (105 vs 77 in St. Xavier). St. Xavier has the higher median home value ($197,500 vs $129,200 in Fort Smith). Since 2019, Fort Smith's population has grown faster (-11.8% vs -43.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Smith	St. Xavier
Population	105	77
Median age	63.1 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,292	—
Median home value	$129,200	$197,500
Housing units	172	51
Homeownership rate	93.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	15.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Smith	St. Xavier
Population	119 → 105 (-11.8%)	136 → 77 (-43.4%)
Median household income	$45,208 → $52,292 (+15.7%)	$109,861 → $116,667 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$73,900 → $129,200 (+74.8%)	$178,100 → $197,500 (+10.9%)

Fort Smith

Population

119105

Median household income

$45,208$52,292

Median home value

$73,900$129,200

St. Xavier

Population

13677

Median household income

$109,861$116,667

Median home value

$178,100$197,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Smith	St. Xavier
Under 5	0.0%	7.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	26.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	17.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.2%	18.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	21.0%	6.5%
65 to 74	5.7%	41.6%
75 and over	40.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Smith	St. Xavier
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	42.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	57.1%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Smith	St. Xavier
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	18.1%	9.8%
Some college or associate's	81.9%	52.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Smith	St. Xavier
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Smith	St. Xavier
1-unit, detached	56.4%	47.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.6%	52.9%

Poverty & households

	Fort Smith	St. Xavier
Poverty rate	0.0%	11.7%
Average household size	1.48	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	4	—
Median year structure built	1972	1990