Richey vs West Glendive

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

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

West Glendive has the higher population (1,968 vs 215 in Richey). Richey has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $57,743 in West Glendive). West Glendive has the higher median home value ($179,700 vs $105,600 in Richey).

Population, income & housing

	Richey	West Glendive
Population	215	1,968
Median age	45.5 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$57,743
Median home value	$105,600	$179,700
Median gross rent	$455	$794
Housing units	142	918
Homeownership rate	71.6%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richey	West Glendive
Population	186 → 215 (+15.6%)	1,620 → 1,968 (+21.5%)
Median household income	$60,000 → $66,250 (+10.4%)	$67,500 → $57,743 (-14.5%)
Median home value	$68,800 → $105,600 (+53.5%)	$166,600 → $179,700 (+7.9%)
Median gross rent	$340 → $455 (+33.8%)	$688 → $794 (+15.4%)

Richey

Population

186215

Median household income

$60,000$66,250

Median home value

$68,800$105,600

Median gross rent

$340$455

West Glendive

Population

1,6201,968

Median household income

$67,500$57,743

Median home value

$166,600$179,700

Median gross rent

$688$794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Richey	West Glendive
Under 5	4.2%	8.2%
5 to 17	15.3%	19.2%
18 to 24	15.3%	8.6%
25 to 34	7.0%	17.2%
35 to 44	7.9%	10.7%
45 to 54	24.2%	11.0%
55 to 64	7.0%	10.7%
65 to 74	7.0%	6.8%
75 and over	12.1%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richey	West Glendive
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.9%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richey	West Glendive
No high school diploma	6.4%	2.7%
High school graduate	22.1%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	55.0%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richey	West Glendive
Drove alone	57.1%	87.6%
Carpooled	13.4%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	14.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	8.4%
Other means	5.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richey	West Glendive
1-unit, detached	83.1%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	25.3%

Poverty & households

	Richey	West Glendive
Poverty rate	7.9%	7.8%
Average household size	2.26	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	25	12
Median year structure built	1950	1971