Bridger vs Fromberg

A side-by-side comparison of Bridger and Fromberg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bridger has the higher population (850 vs 452 in Fromberg). Fromberg has the higher median household income ($59,028 vs $35,893 in Bridger). Bridger has the higher median home value ($232,900 vs $176,400 in Fromberg).

Population, income & housing

	Bridger	Fromberg
Population	850	452
Median age	40.6 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$35,893	$59,028
Median home value	$232,900	$176,400
Median gross rent	$657	$873
Housing units	375	210
Homeownership rate	67.5%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	18.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bridger	Fromberg
Population	775 → 850 (+9.7%)	418 → 452 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$45,875 → $35,893 (-21.8%)	$46,719 → $59,028 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$126,400 → $232,900 (+84.3%)	$120,800 → $176,400 (+46.0%)
Median gross rent	$695 → $657 (-5.5%)	$796 → $873 (+9.7%)

Bridger

Population

775850

Median household income

$45,875$35,893

Median home value

$126,400$232,900

Median gross rent

$695$657

Fromberg

Population

418452

Median household income

$46,719$59,028

Median home value

$120,800$176,400

Median gross rent

$796$873

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bridger	Fromberg
Under 5	6.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	13.5%	11.5%
18 to 24	13.9%	8.8%
25 to 34	12.8%	15.0%
35 to 44	6.9%	7.1%
45 to 54	12.2%	13.7%
55 to 64	19.9%	14.6%
65 to 74	8.7%	14.8%
75 and over	5.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bridger	Fromberg
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	85.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bridger	Fromberg
No high school diploma	4.6%	3.6%
High school graduate	41.2%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	43.5%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bridger	Fromberg
Drove alone	76.3%	72.1%
Carpooled	13.7%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	5.2%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bridger	Fromberg
1-unit, detached	74.9%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.3%	28.6%

Poverty & households

	Bridger	Fromberg
Poverty rate	16.6%	15.9%
Average household size	2.54	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	19	29
Median year structure built	1963	1974