Gallatin Gateway vs Willow Creek

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

Gallatin Gateway and Willow Creek are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gallatin Gateway has the higher population (1,092 vs 162 in Willow Creek). Gallatin Gateway has the higher median household income ($81,429 vs $68,542 in Willow Creek). Gallatin Gateway has the higher median home value ($747,900 vs $218,800 in Willow Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Gallatin Gateway	Willow Creek
Population	1,092	162
Median age	39.4 yrs	58.5 yrs
Median household income	$81,429	$68,542
Median home value	$747,900	$218,800
Median gross rent	$1,160	$856
Housing units	451	101
Homeownership rate	90.2%	82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.9%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gallatin Gateway	Willow Creek
Population	884 → 1,092 (+23.5%)	258 → 162 (-37.2%)
Median household income	$75,583 → $81,429 (+7.7%)	$54,286 → $68,542 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$406,700 → $747,900 (+83.9%)	$194,600 → $218,800 (+12.4%)
Median gross rent	$957 → $1,160 (+21.2%)	$704 → $856 (+21.6%)

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

Willow Creek

Population

258162

Median household income

$54,286$68,542

Median home value

$194,600$218,800

Median gross rent

$704$856

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gallatin Gateway	Willow Creek
Under 5	8.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	21.2%	7.4%
18 to 24	3.4%	4.3%
25 to 34	12.0%	8.6%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.7%
45 to 54	6.4%	8.6%
55 to 64	16.9%	32.7%
65 to 74	13.6%	14.8%
75 and over	7.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gallatin Gateway	Willow Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	96.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.9%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gallatin Gateway	Willow Creek
No high school diploma	6.4%	11.3%
High school graduate	23.1%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gallatin Gateway	Willow Creek
Drove alone	69.9%	70.1%
Carpooled	10.3%	2.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	24.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gallatin Gateway	Willow Creek
1-unit, detached	81.6%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	33.7%

Poverty & households

	Gallatin Gateway	Willow Creek
Poverty rate	7.8%	10.5%
Average household size	2.76	1.82
Mean commute (minutes)	29	37
Median year structure built	1989	1977