Gallatin Gateway vs West Yellowstone

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

Gallatin Gateway 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 1,092 in Gallatin Gateway). Gallatin Gateway has the higher median household income ($81,429 vs $57,167 in West Yellowstone). Gallatin Gateway has the higher median home value ($747,900 vs $402,600 in West Yellowstone).

Population, income & housing

	Gallatin Gateway	West Yellowstone
Population	1,092	1,457
Median age	39.4 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$81,429	$57,167
Median home value	$747,900	$402,600
Median gross rent	$1,160	$1,035
Housing units	451	956
Homeownership rate	90.2%	50.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.9%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gallatin Gateway	West Yellowstone
Population	884 → 1,092 (+23.5%)	936 → 1,457 (+55.7%)
Median household income	$75,583 → $81,429 (+7.7%)	$38,306 → $57,167 (+49.2%)
Median home value	$406,700 → $747,900 (+83.9%)	$275,000 → $402,600 (+46.4%)
Median gross rent	$957 → $1,160 (+21.2%)	$645 → $1,035 (+60.5%)

Gallatin Gateway

Population

8841,092

Median household income

$75,583$81,429

Median home value

$406,700$747,900

Median gross rent

$957$1,160

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)

	Gallatin Gateway	West Yellowstone
Under 5	8.0%	7.5%
5 to 17	21.2%	19.8%
18 to 24	3.4%	11.8%
25 to 34	12.0%	14.3%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.3%
45 to 54	6.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	16.9%	10.7%
65 to 74	13.6%	5.5%
75 and over	7.3%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gallatin Gateway	West Yellowstone
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	54.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	41.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gallatin Gateway	West Yellowstone
No high school diploma	6.4%	15.2%
High school graduate	23.1%	14.8%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gallatin Gateway	West Yellowstone
Drove alone	69.9%	46.4%
Carpooled	10.3%	27.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	15.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	9.3%
Worked from home	13.9%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gallatin Gateway	West Yellowstone
1-unit, detached	81.6%	37.9%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	26.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Gallatin Gateway	West Yellowstone
Poverty rate	7.8%	12.1%
Average household size	2.76	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	29	7
Median year structure built	1989	1984