Glendive vs Richey

A side-by-side comparison of Glendive and Richey: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Glendive has the higher population (4,831 vs 215 in Richey). Glendive has the higher median household income ($71,063 vs $66,250 in Richey). Glendive has the higher median home value ($176,900 vs $105,600 in Richey).

Population, income & housing

	Glendive	Richey
Population	4,831	215
Median age	44.1 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,063	$66,250
Median home value	$176,900	$105,600
Median gross rent	$832	$455
Housing units	2,279	142
Homeownership rate	69.5%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glendive	Richey
Population	5,126 → 4,831 (-5.8%)	186 → 215 (+15.6%)
Median household income	$49,141 → $71,063 (+44.6%)	$60,000 → $66,250 (+10.4%)
Median home value	$161,500 → $176,900 (+9.5%)	$68,800 → $105,600 (+53.5%)
Median gross rent	$798 → $832 (+4.3%)	$340 → $455 (+33.8%)

Glendive

Population

5,1264,831

Median household income

$49,141$71,063

Median home value

$161,500$176,900

Median gross rent

$798$832

Richey

Population

186215

Median household income

$60,000$66,250

Median home value

$68,800$105,600

Median gross rent

$340$455

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glendive	Richey
Under 5	4.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.0%	15.3%
18 to 24	8.3%	15.3%
25 to 34	11.8%	7.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	7.9%
45 to 54	7.0%	24.2%
55 to 64	18.2%	7.0%
65 to 74	14.7%	7.0%
75 and over	8.2%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glendive	Richey
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	94.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glendive	Richey
No high school diploma	7.7%	6.4%
High school graduate	25.4%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	55.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glendive	Richey
Drove alone	85.4%	57.1%
Carpooled	5.1%	13.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	14.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	9.8%
Other means	0.0%	5.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glendive	Richey
1-unit, detached	77.2%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Glendive	Richey
Poverty rate	9.8%	7.9%
Average household size	2.24	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1965	1950