Columbia Falls vs Evergreen

A side-by-side comparison of Columbia Falls and Evergreen: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Evergreen has the higher population (8,908 vs 5,531 in Columbia Falls). Evergreen has the higher median household income ($73,015 vs $65,313 in Columbia Falls). Columbia Falls has the higher median home value ($346,700 vs $271,700 in Evergreen).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia Falls	Evergreen
Population	5,531	8,908
Median age	38.3 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$65,313	$73,015
Median home value	$346,700	$271,700
Median gross rent	$1,003	$1,140
Housing units	2,364	3,235
Homeownership rate	64.4%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.6%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia Falls	Evergreen
Population	5,429 → 5,531 (+1.9%)	8,002 → 8,908 (+11.3%)
Median household income	$46,821 → $65,313 (+39.5%)	$50,488 → $73,015 (+44.6%)
Median home value	$195,700 → $346,700 (+77.2%)	$192,400 → $271,700 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$705 → $1,003 (+42.3%)	$984 → $1,140 (+15.9%)

Columbia Falls

Population

5,4295,531

Median household income

$46,821$65,313

Median home value

$195,700$346,700

Median gross rent

$705$1,003

Evergreen

Population

8,0028,908

Median household income

$50,488$73,015

Median home value

$192,400$271,700

Median gross rent

$984$1,140

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia Falls	Evergreen
Under 5	6.6%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.6%	18.3%
18 to 24	9.4%	6.5%
25 to 34	9.0%	12.8%
35 to 44	20.5%	16.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.5%
55 to 64	12.5%	15.3%
65 to 74	5.5%	8.8%
75 and over	6.1%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia Falls	Evergreen
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	90.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.9%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia Falls	Evergreen
No high school diploma	9.7%	9.6%
High school graduate	28.2%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia Falls	Evergreen
Drove alone	76.7%	78.9%
Carpooled	2.0%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	5.6%
Other means	1.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia Falls	Evergreen
1-unit, detached	66.9%	54.7%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	4.1%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	38.3%

Poverty & households

	Columbia Falls	Evergreen
Poverty rate	16.1%	11.9%
Average household size	2.53	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1979	1979