Kila vs West Glacier

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

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

Kila has the higher population (406 vs 209 in West Glacier). West Glacier has the higher median home value ($565,500 vs $355,600 in Kila). Since 2019, West Glacier's population has grown faster (+25.9% vs +5.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Kila	West Glacier
Population	406	209
Median age	44.1 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$87,344
Median home value	$355,600	$565,500
Median gross rent	$1,125	$800
Housing units	136	193
Homeownership rate	77.9%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.1%	60.9%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kila	West Glacier
Population	385 → 406 (+5.5%)	166 → 209 (+25.9%)
Median household income	$40,972 → $39,911 (-2.6%)	$50,972 → $87,344 (+71.4%)
Median home value	$267,600 → $355,600 (+32.9%)	$300,000 → $565,500 (+88.5%)
Median gross rent	$633 → $1,125 (+77.7%)	$675 → $800 (+18.5%)

Kila

Population

385406

Median household income

$40,972$39,911

Median home value

$267,600$355,600

Median gross rent

$633$1,125

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)

	Kila	West Glacier
Under 5	2.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.4%	10.5%
18 to 24	7.6%	1.4%
25 to 34	2.2%	20.1%
35 to 44	18.5%	10.5%
45 to 54	10.6%	19.1%
55 to 64	11.8%	14.4%
65 to 74	16.3%	14.4%
75 and over	6.9%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kila	West Glacier
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	89.0%
Black or African American	14.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.9%	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	1.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kila	West Glacier
No high school diploma	11.9%	4.3%
High school graduate	37.5%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	14.5%	8.2%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	24.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kila	West Glacier
Drove alone	93.7%	55.2%
Carpooled	2.3%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.4%
Worked from home	4.0%	25.9%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kila	West Glacier
1-unit, detached	72.8%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	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	19.9%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Kila	West Glacier
Poverty rate	25.4%	3.3%
Average household size	2.99	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1992	1974