Arlee vs St. Ignatius

A side-by-side comparison of Arlee and St. Ignatius: population, income, housing, and more.

Arlee and St. Ignatius are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Ignatius has the higher population (1,053 vs 651 in Arlee). Arlee has the higher median household income ($53,000 vs $50,781 in St. Ignatius). Since 2019, St. Ignatius's population has grown faster (+25.5% vs +1.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Arlee	St. Ignatius
Population	651	1,053
Median age	34.9 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,000	$50,781
Median home value	—	$194,200
Median gross rent	$772	$792
Housing units	278	356
Homeownership rate	59.8%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.0%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arlee	St. Ignatius
Population	641 → 651 (+1.6%)	839 → 1,053 (+25.5%)
Median household income	$37,031 → $53,000 (+43.1%)	$35,625 → $50,781 (+42.5%)
Median home value	$165,700 → $193,200 (+16.6%)	$123,400 → $194,200 (+57.4%)
Median gross rent	$542 → $772 (+42.4%)	$675 → $792 (+17.3%)

Arlee

Population

641651

Median household income

$37,031$53,000

Median home value

$165,700$193,200

Median gross rent

$542$772

St. Ignatius

Population

8391,053

Median household income

$35,625$50,781

Median home value

$123,400$194,200

Median gross rent

$675$792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arlee	St. Ignatius
Under 5	10.4%	8.6%
5 to 17	18.1%	27.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	9.2%
25 to 34	15.4%	11.3%
35 to 44	23.2%	11.8%
45 to 54	5.2%	8.3%
55 to 64	10.4%	8.4%
65 to 74	6.5%	8.3%
75 and over	4.5%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arlee	St. Ignatius
White (non-Hispanic)	44.5%	53.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41.3%	32.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	7.8%	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arlee	St. Ignatius
No high school diploma	11.1%	8.6%
High school graduate	19.8%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	40.1%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arlee	St. Ignatius
Drove alone	40.9%	71.6%
Carpooled	15.1%	14.5%
Public transit	3.9%	0.0%
Walked	13.1%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.0%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arlee	St. Ignatius
1-unit, detached	76.3%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	Arlee	St. Ignatius
Poverty rate	22.6%	16.3%
Average household size	2.65	3.24
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1982	1963