Columbia Falls vs Somers

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

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

Columbia Falls has the higher population (5,531 vs 1,181 in Somers). Columbia Falls has the higher median household income ($65,313 vs $56,501 in Somers). Somers has the higher median home value ($477,300 vs $346,700 in Columbia Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia Falls	Somers
Population	5,531	1,181
Median age	38.3 yrs	64.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,313	$56,501
Median home value	$346,700	$477,300
Median gross rent	$1,003	$1,129
Housing units	2,364	709
Homeownership rate	64.4%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.6%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia Falls	Somers
Population	5,429 → 5,531 (+1.9%)	1,095 → 1,181 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$46,821 → $65,313 (+39.5%)	$76,016 → $56,501 (-25.7%)
Median home value	$195,700 → $346,700 (+77.2%)	$218,400 → $477,300 (+118.5%)
Median gross rent	$705 → $1,003 (+42.3%)	$905 → $1,129 (+24.8%)

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

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)

	Columbia Falls	Somers
Under 5	6.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.6%	11.3%
18 to 24	9.4%	1.5%
25 to 34	9.0%	0.8%
35 to 44	20.5%	6.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	8.4%
55 to 64	12.5%	40.1%
65 to 74	5.5%	22.6%
75 and over	6.1%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia Falls	Somers
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia Falls	Somers
No high school diploma	9.7%	23.1%
High school graduate	28.2%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	16.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	15.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia Falls	Somers
Drove alone	76.7%	45.9%
Carpooled	2.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	54.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia Falls	Somers
1-unit, detached	66.9%	87.4%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Columbia Falls	Somers
Poverty rate	16.1%	4.9%
Average household size	2.53	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1979	1980