Lodge Pole vs Zurich

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

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

Lodge Pole has the higher population (257 vs 45 in Zurich). Zurich has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $110,000 in Lodge Pole). Since 2019, Lodge Pole's population has grown faster (-16.6% vs -30.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Lodge Pole	Zurich
Population	257	45
Median age	26.8 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$59,167
Median home value	$110,000	$162,500
Median gross rent	$500	—
Housing units	80	18
Homeownership rate	62.9%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	30.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lodge Pole	Zurich
Population	308 → 257 (-16.6%)	65 → 45 (-30.8%)
Median household income	—	$68,125 → $59,167 (-13.1%)
Median home value	$58,600 → $110,000 (+87.7%)	$115,600 → $162,500 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$467 → $500 (+7.1%)	—

Lodge Pole

Population

308257

Median home value

$58,600$110,000

Median gross rent

$467$500

Zurich

Population

6545

Median household income

$68,125$59,167

Median home value

$115,600$162,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lodge Pole	Zurich
Under 5	10.9%	6.7%
5 to 17	26.5%	17.8%
18 to 24	8.2%	4.4%
25 to 34	16.0%	20.0%
35 to 44	10.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.8%	28.9%
55 to 64	5.1%	8.9%
65 to 74	8.2%	6.7%
75 and over	2.3%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lodge Pole	Zurich
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	84.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	97.7%	8.9%
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%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lodge Pole	Zurich
No high school diploma	12.9%	28.1%
High school graduate	35.7%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lodge Pole	Zurich
Drove alone	64.9%	73.1%
Carpooled	11.7%	15.4%
Public transit	7.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	11.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	0.0%
Other means	4.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lodge Pole	Zurich
1-unit, detached	95.0%	77.8%
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	5.0%	22.2%

Poverty & households

	Lodge Pole	Zurich
Poverty rate	29.2%	2.2%
Average household size	3.67	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	37	21
Median year structure built	1986	1938