Harlem vs Lodge Pole

A side-by-side comparison of Harlem and Lodge Pole: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Harlem has the higher population (879 vs 257 in Lodge Pole). Lodge Pole has the higher median home value ($110,000 vs $89,700 in Harlem). Since 2019, Harlem's population has grown faster (+7.2% vs -16.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Harlem	Lodge Pole
Population	879	257
Median age	40.2 yrs	26.8 yrs
Median household income	$74,545	—
Median home value	$89,700	$110,000
Median gross rent	$770	$500
Housing units	426	80
Homeownership rate	60.2%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.2%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	30.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harlem	Lodge Pole
Population	820 → 879 (+7.2%)	308 → 257 (-16.6%)
Median household income	$48,125 → $74,545 (+54.9%)	—
Median home value	$77,900 → $89,700 (+15.1%)	$58,600 → $110,000 (+87.7%)
Median gross rent	$607 → $770 (+26.9%)	$467 → $500 (+7.1%)

Harlem

Population

820879

Median household income

$48,125$74,545

Median home value

$77,900$89,700

Median gross rent

$607$770

Lodge Pole

Population

308257

Median home value

$58,600$110,000

Median gross rent

$467$500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harlem	Lodge Pole
Under 5	10.6%	10.9%
5 to 17	11.7%	26.5%
18 to 24	11.1%	8.2%
25 to 34	10.6%	16.0%
35 to 44	14.7%	10.1%
45 to 54	8.1%	12.8%
55 to 64	19.7%	5.1%
65 to 74	9.8%	8.2%
75 and over	3.8%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harlem	Lodge Pole
White (non-Hispanic)	38.2%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	47.0%	97.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harlem	Lodge Pole
No high school diploma	2.9%	12.9%
High school graduate	19.8%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harlem	Lodge Pole
Drove alone	76.0%	64.9%
Carpooled	11.2%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	7.4%
Walked	4.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	11.7%
Other means	4.2%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harlem	Lodge Pole
1-unit, detached	78.2%	95.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Harlem	Lodge Pole
Poverty rate	9.9%	29.2%
Average household size	2.62	3.67
Mean commute (minutes)	16	37
Median year structure built	1954	1986