Fort Smith vs Wyola

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

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

Wyola has the higher population (264 vs 105 in Fort Smith). Fort Smith has the higher median household income ($52,292 vs $48,750 in Wyola). Wyola has the higher median home value ($232,700 vs $129,200 in Fort Smith).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Smith	Wyola
Population	105	264
Median age	63.1 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$52,292	$48,750
Median home value	$129,200	$232,700
Median gross rent	—	$559
Housing units	172	82
Homeownership rate	93.0%	43.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Smith	Wyola
Population	119 → 105 (-11.8%)	220 → 264 (+20.0%)
Median household income	$45,208 → $52,292 (+15.7%)	$41,667 → $48,750 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$73,900 → $129,200 (+74.8%)	$167,500 → $232,700 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$538 → $559 (+3.9%)

Fort Smith

Population

119105

Median household income

$45,208$52,292

Median home value

$73,900$129,200

Wyola

Population

220264

Median household income

$41,667$48,750

Median home value

$167,500$232,700

Median gross rent

$538$559

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Smith	Wyola
Under 5	0.0%	2.7%
5 to 17	0.0%	32.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	17.1%	10.2%
35 to 44	16.2%	10.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	7.6%
55 to 64	21.0%	16.3%
65 to 74	5.7%	8.3%
75 and over	40.0%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Smith	Wyola
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	8.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	85.2%
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%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	17.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Smith	Wyola
No high school diploma	0.0%	16.3%
High school graduate	18.1%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	81.9%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Smith	Wyola
Drove alone	100.0%	65.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	15.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	16.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Smith	Wyola
1-unit, detached	56.4%	62.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	17.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.6%	14.6%

Poverty & households

	Fort Smith	Wyola
Poverty rate	0.0%	26.2%
Average household size	1.48	3.57
Mean commute (minutes)	4	39
Median year structure built	1972	1972