Batavia vs Marion

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

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

Marion has the higher population (1,149 vs 740 in Batavia). Batavia has the higher median household income ($61,346 vs $52,105 in Marion). Marion has the higher median home value ($370,900 vs $310,000 in Batavia).

Population, income & housing

	Batavia	Marion
Population	740	1,149
Median age	39.5 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,346	$52,105
Median home value	$310,000	$370,900
Median gross rent	$1,152	—
Housing units	260	484
Homeownership rate	80.8%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Batavia	Marion
Population	436 → 740 (+69.7%)	966 → 1,149 (+18.9%)
Median household income	$45,909 → $61,346 (+33.6%)	$60,469 → $52,105 (-13.8%)
Median home value	$229,700 → $310,000 (+35.0%)	$253,900 → $370,900 (+46.1%)
Median gross rent	$838 → $1,152 (+37.5%)	$900 → $736 (-18.2%)

Batavia

Population

436740

Median household income

$45,909$61,346

Median home value

$229,700$310,000

Median gross rent

$838$1,152

Marion

Population

9661,149

Median household income

$60,469$52,105

Median home value

$253,900$370,900

Median gross rent

$900$736

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Batavia	Marion
Under 5	6.6%	3.4%
5 to 17	22.4%	19.8%
18 to 24	2.8%	5.7%
25 to 34	6.9%	7.2%
35 to 44	32.2%	10.1%
45 to 54	1.6%	14.9%
55 to 64	15.0%	22.8%
65 to 74	11.1%	15.1%
75 and over	1.4%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Batavia	Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Batavia	Marion
No high school diploma	2.0%	5.5%
High school graduate	42.9%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Batavia	Marion
Drove alone	67.0%	70.3%
Carpooled	13.5%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.5%	23.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Batavia	Marion
1-unit, detached	59.6%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Batavia	Marion
Poverty rate	17.4%	12.3%
Average household size	2.85	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	20	35
Median year structure built	1979	2003