Coram vs West Glacier

A side-by-side comparison of Coram and West Glacier: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Coram has the higher population (415 vs 209 in West Glacier). West Glacier has the higher median household income ($87,344 vs $52,222 in Coram). West Glacier has the higher median home value ($565,500 vs $332,100 in Coram).

Population, income & housing

	Coram	West Glacier
Population	415	209
Median age	55.6 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$52,222	$87,344
Median home value	$332,100	$565,500
Median gross rent	—	$800
Housing units	268	193
Homeownership rate	92.2%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	60.9%
Unemployment rate	10.6%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coram	West Glacier
Population	434 → 415 (-4.4%)	166 → 209 (+25.9%)
Median household income	$42,361 → $52,222 (+23.3%)	$50,972 → $87,344 (+71.4%)
Median home value	$222,700 → $332,100 (+49.1%)	$300,000 → $565,500 (+88.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$675 → $800 (+18.5%)

Coram

Population

434415

Median household income

$42,361$52,222

Median home value

$222,700$332,100

West Glacier

Population

166209

Median household income

$50,972$87,344

Median home value

$300,000$565,500

Median gross rent

$675$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coram	West Glacier
Under 5	5.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.4%	10.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.4%
25 to 34	2.9%	20.1%
35 to 44	13.3%	10.5%
45 to 54	10.6%	19.1%
55 to 64	28.9%	14.4%
65 to 74	14.9%	14.4%
75 and over	8.4%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coram	West Glacier
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	89.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.8%
Two or more races	5.8%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coram	West Glacier
No high school diploma	7.3%	4.3%
High school graduate	54.9%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	16.2%	8.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	24.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coram	West Glacier
Drove alone	34.4%	55.2%
Carpooled	14.0%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	29.0%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.4%
Worked from home	22.6%	25.9%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coram	West Glacier
1-unit, detached	85.1%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Coram	West Glacier
Poverty rate	7.7%	3.3%
Average household size	2.69	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1974	1974