Golden Valley Colony vs Ryegate

A side-by-side comparison of Golden Valley Colony and Ryegate: population, income, housing, and more.

Golden Valley Colony and Ryegate are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ryegate has the higher population (259 vs 22 in Golden Valley Colony).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Valley Colony	Ryegate
Population	22	259
Median age	28.2 yrs	62.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$48,750
Median home value	—	$126,900
Median gross rent	—	$820
Housing units	0	153
Homeownership rate	—	83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	8.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Valley Colony	Ryegate
Population	0 → 22 (+0.0%)	202 → 259 (+28.2%)
Median household income	—	$51,111 → $48,750 (-4.6%)
Median home value	—	$87,500 → $126,900 (+45.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$682 → $820 (+20.2%)

Golden Valley Colony

Population

022

Ryegate

Population

202259

Median household income

$51,111$48,750

Median home value

$87,500$126,900

Median gross rent

$682$820

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden Valley Colony	Ryegate
Under 5	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 17	0.0%	6.2%
18 to 24	27.3%	0.4%
25 to 34	45.5%	4.6%
35 to 44	4.5%	13.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	6.2%
55 to 64	22.7%	29.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	25.5%
75 and over	0.0%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Valley Colony	Ryegate
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	90.7%
Black or African American	4.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Valley Colony	Ryegate
No high school diploma	93.8%	10.3%
High school graduate	6.3%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Valley Colony	Ryegate
Drove alone	0.0%	78.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	100.0%	10.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Valley Colony	Ryegate
1-unit, detached	—	73.9%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	0.0%
5 to 19 units	—	7.2%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	19.0%

Poverty & households

	Golden Valley Colony	Ryegate
Poverty rate	54.5%	25.1%
Average household size	—	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	10	20
Median year structure built	—	1943