East Glacier Park Village vs Glacier Colony

A side-by-side comparison of East Glacier Park Village and Glacier Colony: population, income, housing, and more.

East Glacier Park Village and Glacier Colony are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Glacier Colony has the higher population (390 vs 199 in East Glacier Park Village).

Population, income & housing

	East Glacier Park Village	Glacier Colony
Population	199	390
Median age	49.1 yrs	57.0 yrs
Median household income	$37,500	—
Median home value	$170,800	—
Median gross rent	$867	—
Housing units	175	20
Homeownership rate	70.0%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Glacier Park Village	Glacier Colony
Population	388 → 199 (-48.7%)	0 → 390 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$42,917 → $37,500 (-12.6%)	—
Median home value	$123,900 → $170,800 (+37.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$675 → $867 (+28.4%)	—

East Glacier Park Village

Population

388199

Median household income

$42,917$37,500

Median home value

$123,900$170,800

Median gross rent

$675$867

Glacier Colony

Population

0390

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Glacier Park Village	Glacier Colony
Under 5	7.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	2.5%	10.3%
25 to 34	12.1%	10.3%
35 to 44	7.0%	14.9%
45 to 54	11.1%	4.4%
55 to 64	18.1%	26.4%
65 to 74	20.6%	23.3%
75 and over	8.5%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Glacier Park Village	Glacier Colony
White (non-Hispanic)	45.2%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	46.7%	4.4%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Glacier Park Village	Glacier Colony
No high school diploma	0.0%	75.7%
High school graduate	18.2%	4.6%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	40.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Glacier Park Village	Glacier Colony
Drove alone	63.4%	70.0%
Carpooled	12.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.9%	30.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Glacier Park Village	Glacier Colony
1-unit, detached	79.4%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	30.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Glacier Park Village	Glacier Colony
Poverty rate	15.1%	62.6%
Average household size	1.99	17.45
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1980	—