Three Forks vs West Yellowstone

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

Three Forks and West Yellowstone 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 1,457 in West Yellowstone). Three Forks has the higher median household income ($80,394 vs $57,167 in West Yellowstone). West Yellowstone has the higher median home value ($402,600 vs $382,400 in Three Forks).

Population, income & housing

	Three Forks	West Yellowstone
Population	2,034	1,457
Median age	42.6 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$80,394	$57,167
Median home value	$382,400	$402,600
Median gross rent	$1,263	$1,035
Housing units	895	956
Homeownership rate	75.1%	50.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Three Forks	West Yellowstone
Population	1,729 → 2,034 (+17.6%)	936 → 1,457 (+55.7%)
Median household income	$65,357 → $80,394 (+23.0%)	$38,306 → $57,167 (+49.2%)
Median home value	$208,800 → $382,400 (+83.1%)	$275,000 → $402,600 (+46.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,083 → $1,263 (+16.6%)	$645 → $1,035 (+60.5%)

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

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)

	Three Forks	West Yellowstone
Under 5	5.1%	7.5%
5 to 17	16.0%	19.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	11.8%
25 to 34	12.5%	14.3%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.3%
45 to 54	7.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	21.4%	10.7%
65 to 74	15.6%	5.5%
75 and over	4.1%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Three Forks	West Yellowstone
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	54.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	41.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Three Forks	West Yellowstone
No high school diploma	3.0%	15.2%
High school graduate	36.3%	14.8%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Three Forks	West Yellowstone
Drove alone	81.3%	46.4%
Carpooled	0.7%	27.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.2%	15.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	9.3%
Worked from home	9.1%	1.5%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Three Forks	West Yellowstone
1-unit, detached	67.8%	37.9%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	16.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	26.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.9%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Three Forks	West Yellowstone
Poverty rate	6.7%	12.1%
Average household size	2.30	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	22	7
Median year structure built	1983	1984