Churchill vs Three Forks

A side-by-side comparison of Churchill and Three Forks: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Three Forks has the higher population (2,034 vs 1,120 in Churchill). Churchill has the higher median household income ($95,550 vs $80,394 in Three Forks). Churchill has the higher median home value ($588,800 vs $382,400 in Three Forks).

Population, income & housing

	Churchill	Three Forks
Population	1,120	2,034
Median age	42.1 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$95,550	$80,394
Median home value	$588,800	$382,400
Median gross rent	$1,479	$1,263
Housing units	407	895
Homeownership rate	82.8%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Churchill	Three Forks
Population	1,035 → 1,120 (+8.2%)	1,729 → 2,034 (+17.6%)
Median household income	$68,542 → $95,550 (+39.4%)	$65,357 → $80,394 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$332,700 → $588,800 (+77.0%)	$208,800 → $382,400 (+83.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,099 → $1,479 (+34.6%)	$1,083 → $1,263 (+16.6%)

Churchill

Population

1,0351,120

Median household income

$68,542$95,550

Median home value

$332,700$588,800

Median gross rent

$1,099$1,479

Three Forks

Population

1,7292,034

Median household income

$65,357$80,394

Median home value

$208,800$382,400

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,263

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Churchill	Three Forks
Under 5	6.1%	5.1%
5 to 17	22.7%	16.0%
18 to 24	3.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	5.1%	12.5%
35 to 44	16.3%	11.8%
45 to 54	16.3%	7.1%
55 to 64	15.6%	21.4%
65 to 74	8.9%	15.6%
75 and over	5.2%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Churchill	Three Forks
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	93.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Churchill	Three Forks
No high school diploma	1.9%	3.0%
High school graduate	27.9%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	28.9%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Churchill	Three Forks
Drove alone	71.8%	81.3%
Carpooled	9.6%	0.7%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	9.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Churchill	Three Forks
1-unit, detached	84.3%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	22.9%

Poverty & households

	Churchill	Three Forks
Poverty rate	6.3%	6.7%
Average household size	2.75	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1987	1983