Alzada vs Ekalaka

A side-by-side comparison of Alzada and Ekalaka: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ekalaka has the higher population (366 vs 17 in Alzada). Alzada has the higher median home value ($237,500 vs $118,300 in Ekalaka). Since 2019, Ekalaka's population has grown faster (+0.8% vs -26.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Alzada	Ekalaka
Population	17	366
Median age	72.1 yrs	62.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$45,417
Median home value	$237,500	$118,300
Median gross rent	—	$678
Housing units	11	264
Homeownership rate	87.5%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alzada	Ekalaka
Population	23 → 17 (-26.1%)	363 → 366 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$14,375 → $16,750 (+16.5%)	$43,000 → $45,417 (+5.6%)
Median home value	$51,400 → $237,500 (+362.1%)	$85,300 → $118,300 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$583 → $678 (+16.3%)

Alzada

Population

2317

Median household income

$14,375$16,750

Median home value

$51,400$237,500

Ekalaka

Population

363366

Median household income

$43,000$45,417

Median home value

$85,300$118,300

Median gross rent

$583$678

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alzada	Ekalaka
Under 5	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	5.7%
18 to 24	5.9%	3.3%
25 to 34	5.9%	3.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.7%
45 to 54	0.0%	4.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	28.1%
65 to 74	70.6%	21.6%
75 and over	17.6%	22.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alzada	Ekalaka
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alzada	Ekalaka
No high school diploma	12.5%	3.7%
High school graduate	43.8%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18.8%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alzada	Ekalaka
Drove alone	37.5%	65.9%
Carpooled	25.0%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	11.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	37.5%	17.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alzada	Ekalaka
1-unit, detached	63.6%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36.4%	20.1%

Poverty & households

	Alzada	Ekalaka
Poverty rate	58.8%	20.1%
Average household size	2.13	1.63
Mean commute (minutes)	—	7
Median year structure built	1979	1971