Essex vs Little Bitterroot Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Essex and Little Bitterroot Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Essex and Little Bitterroot Lake are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Little Bitterroot Lake has the higher population (153 vs 57 in Essex). Little Bitterroot Lake has the higher median household income ($105,114 vs $73,393 in Essex). Little Bitterroot Lake has the higher median home value ($775,000 vs $329,200 in Essex).

Population, income & housing

	Essex	Little Bitterroot Lake
Population	57	153
Median age	63.1 yrs	51.3 yrs
Median household income	$73,393	$105,114
Median home value	$329,200	$775,000
Housing units	109	233
Homeownership rate	100.0%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.6%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Essex	Little Bitterroot Lake
Population	61 → 57 (-6.6%)	154 → 153 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $73,393 (+43.2%)	$37,083 → $105,114 (+183.5%)
Median home value	$350,000 → $329,200 (-5.9%)	$450,000 → $775,000 (+72.2%)

Essex

Population

6157

Median household income

$51,250$73,393

Median home value

$350,000$329,200

Little Bitterroot Lake

Population

154153

Median household income

$37,083$105,114

Median home value

$450,000$775,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Essex	Little Bitterroot Lake
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	20.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	21.1%	7.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	14.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	57.9%	17.6%
65 to 74	7.0%	24.2%
75 and over	14.0%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Essex	Little Bitterroot Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.7%
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%	3.3%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Essex	Little Bitterroot Lake
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.4%
High school graduate	19.3%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	46.3%
Bachelor's degree	35.1%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Essex	Little Bitterroot Lake
Drove alone	15.6%	65.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	37.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	46.9%	34.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Essex	Little Bitterroot Lake
1-unit, detached	100.0%	90.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Essex	Little Bitterroot Lake
Poverty rate	12.3%	0.0%
Average household size	1.73	2.59
Median year structure built	1989	1997