Lewistown vs Moore

A side-by-side comparison of Lewistown and Moore: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lewistown has the higher population (6,028 vs 204 in Moore). Moore has the higher median household income ($45,972 vs $44,195 in Lewistown). Moore has the higher median home value ($180,200 vs $159,500 in Lewistown).

Population, income & housing

	Lewistown	Moore
Population	6,028	204
Median age	46.5 yrs	51.3 yrs
Median household income	$44,195	$45,972
Median home value	$159,500	$180,200
Median gross rent	$896	$805
Housing units	3,047	105
Homeownership rate	61.5%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lewistown	Moore
Population	5,885 → 6,028 (+2.4%)	181 → 204 (+12.7%)
Median household income	$38,575 → $44,195 (+14.6%)	$46,250 → $45,972 (-0.6%)
Median home value	$107,100 → $159,500 (+48.9%)	$88,500 → $180,200 (+103.6%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $896 (+14.4%)	$535 → $805 (+50.5%)

Lewistown

Population

5,8856,028

Median household income

$38,575$44,195

Median home value

$107,100$159,500

Median gross rent

$783$896

Moore

Population

181204

Median household income

$46,250$45,972

Median home value

$88,500$180,200

Median gross rent

$535$805

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lewistown	Moore
Under 5	4.0%	9.3%
5 to 17	17.5%	10.8%
18 to 24	4.9%	9.3%
25 to 34	13.3%	6.4%
35 to 44	9.0%	10.3%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.9%	11.3%
65 to 74	15.1%	19.1%
75 and over	11.9%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lewistown	Moore
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	85.8%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lewistown	Moore
No high school diploma	7.6%	5.6%
High school graduate	38.1%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lewistown	Moore
Drove alone	75.6%	82.7%
Carpooled	6.5%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.3%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	3.7%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lewistown	Moore
1-unit, detached	66.0%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.6%	36.2%

Poverty & households

	Lewistown	Moore
Poverty rate	20.6%	23.0%
Average household size	2.05	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	15	18
Median year structure built	1949	1972