Olney vs West Glacier

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

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

West Glacier has the higher population (209 vs 124 in Olney). West Glacier has the higher median household income ($87,344 vs $19,875 in Olney). West Glacier has the higher median home value ($565,500 vs $312,500 in Olney).

Population, income & housing

	Olney	West Glacier
Population	124	209
Median age	55.6 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$19,875	$87,344
Median home value	$312,500	$565,500
Median gross rent	—	$800
Housing units	67	193
Homeownership rate	66.7%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	60.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Olney	West Glacier
Population	146 → 124 (-15.1%)	166 → 209 (+25.9%)
Median household income	$31,023 → $19,875 (-35.9%)	$50,972 → $87,344 (+71.4%)
Median home value	$232,100 → $312,500 (+34.6%)	$300,000 → $565,500 (+88.5%)
Median gross rent	$531 → $571 (+7.5%)	$675 → $800 (+18.5%)

Olney

Population

146124

Median household income

$31,023$19,875

Median home value

$232,100$312,500

Median gross rent

$531$571

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)

	Olney	West Glacier
Under 5	3.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	6.5%	10.5%
18 to 24	4.0%	1.4%
25 to 34	13.7%	20.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.5%
45 to 54	3.2%	19.1%
55 to 64	39.5%	14.4%
65 to 74	8.1%	14.4%
75 and over	10.5%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Olney	West Glacier
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	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	9.7%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Olney	West Glacier
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.3%
High school graduate	44.9%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	8.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	24.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Olney	West Glacier
Drove alone	72.7%	55.2%
Carpooled	11.4%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.1%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.4%
Worked from home	6.8%	25.9%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Olney	West Glacier
1-unit, detached	88.1%	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	11.9%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Olney	West Glacier
Poverty rate	16.9%	3.3%
Average household size	2.07	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1979	1974