Gibson Flats vs Sand Coulee

A side-by-side comparison of Gibson Flats and Sand Coulee: population, income, housing, and more.

Gibson Flats and Sand Coulee are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gibson Flats has the higher population (203 vs 146 in Sand Coulee). Since 2019, Gibson Flats's population has grown faster (+1.5% vs -30.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson Flats	Sand Coulee
Population	203	146
Median age	45.1 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median home value	—	$253,100
Housing units	61	71
Homeownership rate	100.0%	87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	29.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson Flats	Sand Coulee
Population	200 → 203 (+1.5%)	210 → 146 (-30.5%)
Median household income	—	$56,250 → $74,091 (+31.7%)
Median home value	—	$143,800 → $253,100 (+76.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$767 → $793 (+3.4%)

Gibson Flats

Population

200203

Sand Coulee

Population

210146

Median household income

$56,250$74,091

Median home value

$143,800$253,100

Median gross rent

$767$793

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson Flats	Sand Coulee
Under 5	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 17	33.5%	15.1%
18 to 24	8.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	24.7%
35 to 44	6.9%	8.2%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.3%
55 to 64	0.0%	13.0%
65 to 74	40.4%	17.1%
75 and over	0.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson Flats	Sand Coulee
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	87.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson Flats	Sand Coulee
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.8%
High school graduate	44.9%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	55.1%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson Flats	Sand Coulee
Drove alone	100.0%	96.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson Flats	Sand Coulee
1-unit, detached	100.0%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	28.2%

Poverty & households

	Gibson Flats	Sand Coulee
Poverty rate	59.6%	3.4%
Average household size	3.33	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	—	1975