Churchill vs West Yellowstone

A side-by-side comparison of Churchill and West Yellowstone: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Yellowstone has the higher population (1,457 vs 1,120 in Churchill). Churchill has the higher median household income ($95,550 vs $57,167 in West Yellowstone). Churchill has the higher median home value ($588,800 vs $402,600 in West Yellowstone).

Population, income & housing

	Churchill	West Yellowstone
Population	1,120	1,457
Median age	42.1 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$95,550	$57,167
Median home value	$588,800	$402,600
Median gross rent	$1,479	$1,035
Housing units	407	956
Homeownership rate	82.8%	50.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Churchill	West Yellowstone
Population	1,035 → 1,120 (+8.2%)	936 → 1,457 (+55.7%)
Median household income	$68,542 → $95,550 (+39.4%)	$38,306 → $57,167 (+49.2%)
Median home value	$332,700 → $588,800 (+77.0%)	$275,000 → $402,600 (+46.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,099 → $1,479 (+34.6%)	$645 → $1,035 (+60.5%)

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

West Yellowstone

Population

9361,457

Median household income

$38,306$57,167

Median home value

$275,000$402,600

Median gross rent

$645$1,035

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Churchill	West Yellowstone
Under 5	6.1%	7.5%
5 to 17	22.7%	19.8%
18 to 24	3.9%	11.8%
25 to 34	5.1%	14.3%
35 to 44	16.3%	13.3%
45 to 54	16.3%	11.1%
55 to 64	15.6%	10.7%
65 to 74	8.9%	5.5%
75 and over	5.2%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Churchill	West Yellowstone
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	54.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	41.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Churchill	West Yellowstone
No high school diploma	1.9%	15.2%
High school graduate	27.9%	14.8%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	28.9%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Churchill	West Yellowstone
Drove alone	71.8%	46.4%
Carpooled	9.6%	27.0%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	15.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	9.3%
Worked from home	11.0%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Churchill	West Yellowstone
1-unit, detached	84.3%	37.9%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	16.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	26.8%
20 or more units	8.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Churchill	West Yellowstone
Poverty rate	6.3%	12.1%
Average household size	2.75	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	23	7
Median year structure built	1987	1984