Batavia vs Kila

A side-by-side comparison of Batavia and Kila: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Batavia has the higher population (740 vs 406 in Kila). Kila has the higher median home value ($355,600 vs $310,000 in Batavia). Since 2019, Batavia's population has grown faster (+69.7% vs +5.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Batavia	Kila
Population	740	406
Median age	39.5 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,346	—
Median home value	$310,000	$355,600
Median gross rent	$1,152	$1,125
Housing units	260	136
Homeownership rate	80.8%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	36.1%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Batavia	Kila
Population	436 → 740 (+69.7%)	385 → 406 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$45,909 → $61,346 (+33.6%)	$40,972 → $39,911 (-2.6%)
Median home value	$229,700 → $310,000 (+35.0%)	$267,600 → $355,600 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$838 → $1,152 (+37.5%)	$633 → $1,125 (+77.7%)

Batavia

Population

436740

Median household income

$45,909$61,346

Median home value

$229,700$310,000

Median gross rent

$838$1,152

Kila

Population

385406

Median household income

$40,972$39,911

Median home value

$267,600$355,600

Median gross rent

$633$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Batavia	Kila
Under 5	6.6%	2.7%
5 to 17	22.4%	23.4%
18 to 24	2.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	6.9%	2.2%
35 to 44	32.2%	18.5%
45 to 54	1.6%	10.6%
55 to 64	15.0%	11.8%
65 to 74	11.1%	16.3%
75 and over	1.4%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Batavia	Kila
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	79.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	14.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.3%	4.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Batavia	Kila
No high school diploma	2.0%	11.9%
High school graduate	42.9%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	14.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Batavia	Kila
Drove alone	67.0%	93.7%
Carpooled	13.5%	2.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.5%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Batavia	Kila
1-unit, detached	59.6%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.4%	19.9%

Poverty & households

	Batavia	Kila
Poverty rate	17.4%	25.4%
Average household size	2.85	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1979	1992