Essex vs Polebridge

A side-by-side comparison of Essex and Polebridge: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Essex has the higher population (57 vs 49 in Polebridge). Since 2019, Polebridge's population has grown faster (+48.5% vs -6.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Essex	Polebridge
Population	57	49
Median age	63.1 yrs	74.6 yrs
Median household income	$73,393	—
Median home value	$329,200	—
Housing units	109	32
Homeownership rate	100.0%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Essex	Polebridge
Population	61 → 57 (-6.6%)	33 → 49 (+48.5%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $73,393 (+43.2%)	—
Median home value	$350,000 → $329,200 (-5.9%)	—

Essex

Population

6157

Median household income

$51,250$73,393

Median home value

$350,000$329,200

Polebridge

Population

3349

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Essex	Polebridge
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	21.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	24.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	57.9%	0.0%
65 to 74	7.0%	40.8%
75 and over	14.0%	34.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Essex	Polebridge
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Essex	Polebridge
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	19.3%	53.1%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	46.9%
Bachelor's degree	35.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Essex	Polebridge
Drove alone	15.6%	50.0%
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%	50.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Essex	Polebridge
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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	Polebridge
Poverty rate	12.3%	0.0%
Average household size	1.73	2.13
Median year structure built	1989	1994