The Silos vs Wheatland

A side-by-side comparison of The Silos and Wheatland: population, income, housing, and more.

The Silos and Wheatland are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wheatland has the higher population (1,185 vs 474 in The Silos). Wheatland has the higher median household income ($108,580 vs $54,245 in The Silos). Wheatland has the higher median home value ($581,100 vs $390,000 in The Silos).

Population, income & housing

	The Silos	Wheatland
Population	474	1,185
Median age	71.9 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,245	$108,580
Median home value	$390,000	$581,100
Housing units	267	421
Homeownership rate	90.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	The Silos	Wheatland
Population	507 → 474 (-6.5%)	545 → 1,185 (+117.4%)
Median household income	$64,911 → $54,245 (-16.4%)	$91,944 → $108,580 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$339,300 → $390,000 (+14.9%)	$338,100 → $581,100 (+71.9%)

The Silos

Population

507474

Median household income

$64,911$54,245

Median home value

$339,300$390,000

Wheatland

Population

5451,185

Median household income

$91,944$108,580

Median home value

$338,100$581,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	The Silos	Wheatland
Under 5	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	4.2%	13.4%
18 to 24	4.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	17.8%
35 to 44	3.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	2.5%	20.0%
55 to 64	19.0%	14.6%
65 to 74	33.1%	13.4%
75 and over	33.3%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	The Silos	Wheatland
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	94.6%
Black or African American	5.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	The Silos	Wheatland
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.4%
High school graduate	58.7%	22.9%
Some college or associate's	15.8%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.5%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	The Silos	Wheatland
Drove alone	95.3%	75.3%
Carpooled	4.7%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	The Silos	Wheatland
1-unit, detached	88.4%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.3%
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	11.6%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	The Silos	Wheatland
Poverty rate	8.2%	1.9%
Average household size	2.02	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	2001	2007