Bigfork vs Somers

A side-by-side comparison of Bigfork and Somers: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bigfork has the higher population (5,249 vs 1,181 in Somers). Bigfork has the higher median household income ($82,648 vs $56,501 in Somers). Bigfork has the higher median home value ($614,300 vs $477,300 in Somers).

Population, income & housing

	Bigfork	Somers
Population	5,249	1,181
Median age	53.7 yrs	64.2 yrs
Median household income	$82,648	$56,501
Median home value	$614,300	$477,300
Median gross rent	$1,103	$1,129
Housing units	3,207	709
Homeownership rate	78.6%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.0%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bigfork	Somers
Population	4,668 → 5,249 (+12.4%)	1,095 → 1,181 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$60,076 → $82,648 (+37.6%)	$76,016 → $56,501 (-25.7%)
Median home value	$365,300 → $614,300 (+68.2%)	$218,400 → $477,300 (+118.5%)
Median gross rent	$884 → $1,103 (+24.8%)	$905 → $1,129 (+24.8%)

Bigfork

Population

4,6685,249

Median household income

$60,076$82,648

Median home value

$365,300$614,300

Median gross rent

$884$1,103

Somers

Population

1,0951,181

Median household income

$76,016$56,501

Median home value

$218,400$477,300

Median gross rent

$905$1,129

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bigfork	Somers
Under 5	2.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.4%	11.3%
18 to 24	8.4%	1.5%
25 to 34	8.4%	0.8%
35 to 44	7.9%	6.9%
45 to 54	12.0%	8.4%
55 to 64	17.5%	40.1%
65 to 74	16.4%	22.6%
75 and over	14.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bigfork	Somers
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bigfork	Somers
No high school diploma	2.4%	23.1%
High school graduate	15.1%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	16.2%
Bachelor's degree	33.6%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	17.4%	15.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bigfork	Somers
Drove alone	69.3%	45.9%
Carpooled	6.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	54.1%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bigfork	Somers
1-unit, detached	71.5%	87.4%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bigfork	Somers
Poverty rate	6.2%	4.9%
Average household size	2.27	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1994	1980