Fromberg vs Red Lodge

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

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

Red Lodge has the higher population (2,399 vs 452 in Fromberg). Fromberg has the higher median household income ($59,028 vs $43,857 in Red Lodge). Red Lodge has the higher median home value ($374,900 vs $176,400 in Fromberg).

Population, income & housing

	Fromberg	Red Lodge
Population	452	2,399
Median age	45.5 yrs	57.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,028	$43,857
Median home value	$176,400	$374,900
Median gross rent	$873	$805
Housing units	210	1,944
Homeownership rate	77.5%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	44.7%
Unemployment rate	18.5%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fromberg	Red Lodge
Population	418 → 452 (+8.1%)	2,212 → 2,399 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$46,719 → $59,028 (+26.3%)	$48,311 → $43,857 (-9.2%)
Median home value	$120,800 → $176,400 (+46.0%)	$244,700 → $374,900 (+53.2%)
Median gross rent	$796 → $873 (+9.7%)	$826 → $805 (-2.5%)

Fromberg

Population

418452

Median household income

$46,719$59,028

Median home value

$120,800$176,400

Median gross rent

$796$873

Red Lodge

Population

2,2122,399

Median household income

$48,311$43,857

Median home value

$244,700$374,900

Median gross rent

$826$805

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fromberg	Red Lodge
Under 5	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.5%	13.2%
18 to 24	8.8%	4.5%
25 to 34	15.0%	4.2%
35 to 44	7.1%	15.6%
45 to 54	13.7%	10.6%
55 to 64	14.6%	22.4%
65 to 74	14.8%	21.1%
75 and over	8.4%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fromberg	Red Lodge
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	6.4%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fromberg	Red Lodge
No high school diploma	3.6%	0.8%
High school graduate	40.8%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	21.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fromberg	Red Lodge
Drove alone	72.1%	61.2%
Carpooled	13.2%	8.7%
Public transit	1.6%	1.0%
Walked	3.2%	8.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.8%
Worked from home	10.0%	14.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fromberg	Red Lodge
1-unit, detached	67.6%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	28.6%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Fromberg	Red Lodge
Poverty rate	15.9%	7.0%
Average household size	2.42	1.65
Mean commute (minutes)	29	16
Median year structure built	1974	1970