Manhattan vs West Yellowstone

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

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

Manhattan has the higher population (2,149 vs 1,457 in West Yellowstone). Manhattan has the higher median household income ($69,671 vs $57,167 in West Yellowstone). Manhattan has the higher median home value ($460,400 vs $402,600 in West Yellowstone).

Population, income & housing

	Manhattan	West Yellowstone
Population	2,149	1,457
Median age	41.5 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$69,671	$57,167
Median home value	$460,400	$402,600
Median gross rent	$1,700	$1,035
Housing units	909	956
Homeownership rate	71.7%	50.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.9%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manhattan	West Yellowstone
Population	1,549 → 2,149 (+38.7%)	936 → 1,457 (+55.7%)
Median household income	$60,324 → $69,671 (+15.5%)	$38,306 → $57,167 (+49.2%)
Median home value	$253,900 → $460,400 (+81.3%)	$275,000 → $402,600 (+46.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,394 → $1,700 (+22.0%)	$645 → $1,035 (+60.5%)

Manhattan

Population

1,5492,149

Median household income

$60,324$69,671

Median home value

$253,900$460,400

Median gross rent

$1,394$1,700

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)

	Manhattan	West Yellowstone
Under 5	4.3%	7.5%
5 to 17	26.8%	19.8%
18 to 24	4.5%	11.8%
25 to 34	3.2%	14.3%
35 to 44	15.2%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.1%
55 to 64	14.1%	10.7%
65 to 74	13.4%	5.5%
75 and over	6.3%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manhattan	West Yellowstone
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	54.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	41.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manhattan	West Yellowstone
No high school diploma	0.6%	15.2%
High school graduate	27.7%	14.8%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.6%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manhattan	West Yellowstone
Drove alone	80.4%	46.4%
Carpooled	3.5%	27.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	15.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	9.3%
Worked from home	14.5%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manhattan	West Yellowstone
1-unit, detached	79.8%	37.9%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	16.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	26.8%
20 or more units	7.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Manhattan	West Yellowstone
Poverty rate	5.3%	12.1%
Average household size	2.37	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	19	7
Median year structure built	1989	1984