Marion vs Somers

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

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

Somers has the higher population (1,181 vs 1,149 in Marion). Somers has the higher median household income ($56,501 vs $52,105 in Marion). Somers has the higher median home value ($477,300 vs $370,900 in Marion).

Population, income & housing

	Marion	Somers
Population	1,149	1,181
Median age	47.6 yrs	64.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,105	$56,501
Median home value	$370,900	$477,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,129
Housing units	484	709
Homeownership rate	94.2%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion	Somers
Population	966 → 1,149 (+18.9%)	1,095 → 1,181 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$60,469 → $52,105 (-13.8%)	$76,016 → $56,501 (-25.7%)
Median home value	$253,900 → $370,900 (+46.1%)	$218,400 → $477,300 (+118.5%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $736 (-18.2%)	$905 → $1,129 (+24.8%)

Marion

Population

9661,149

Median household income

$60,469$52,105

Median home value

$253,900$370,900

Median gross rent

$900$736

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)

	Marion	Somers
Under 5	3.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.8%	11.3%
18 to 24	5.7%	1.5%
25 to 34	7.2%	0.8%
35 to 44	10.1%	6.9%
45 to 54	14.9%	8.4%
55 to 64	22.8%	40.1%
65 to 74	15.1%	22.6%
75 and over	1.1%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion	Somers
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion	Somers
No high school diploma	5.5%	23.1%
High school graduate	47.7%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	16.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	15.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion	Somers
Drove alone	70.3%	45.9%
Carpooled	6.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.7%	54.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion	Somers
1-unit, detached	83.1%	87.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Marion	Somers
Poverty rate	12.3%	4.9%
Average household size	2.49	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	35	24
Median year structure built	2003	1980