Polson vs Ronan

A side-by-side comparison of Polson and Ronan: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Polson has the higher population (5,334 vs 1,962 in Ronan). Polson has the higher median household income ($51,463 vs $41,429 in Ronan). Polson has the higher median home value ($321,000 vs $201,700 in Ronan).

Population, income & housing

	Polson	Ronan
Population	5,334	1,962
Median age	42.9 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,463	$41,429
Median home value	$321,000	$201,700
Median gross rent	$921	$798
Housing units	2,743	875
Homeownership rate	52.6%	56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Polson	Ronan
Population	4,918 → 5,334 (+8.5%)	1,955 → 1,962 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$37,054 → $51,463 (+38.9%)	$32,986 → $41,429 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$187,200 → $321,000 (+71.5%)	$140,800 → $201,700 (+43.3%)
Median gross rent	$727 → $921 (+26.7%)	$638 → $798 (+25.1%)

Polson

Population

4,9185,334

Median household income

$37,054$51,463

Median home value

$187,200$321,000

Median gross rent

$727$921

Ronan

Population

1,9551,962

Median household income

$32,986$41,429

Median home value

$140,800$201,700

Median gross rent

$638$798

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Polson	Ronan
Under 5	6.6%	7.3%
5 to 17	14.4%	18.8%
18 to 24	8.8%	8.7%
25 to 34	11.5%	14.6%
35 to 44	9.5%	10.6%
45 to 54	12.2%	9.1%
55 to 64	14.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	12.9%	9.1%
75 and over	9.7%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Polson	Ronan
White (non-Hispanic)	59.6%	46.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17.1%	26.7%
Asian	0.4%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	15.2%	19.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Polson	Ronan
No high school diploma	7.7%	9.4%
High school graduate	31.6%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Polson	Ronan
Drove alone	82.9%	66.8%
Carpooled	7.8%	20.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	6.9%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	5.3%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Polson	Ronan
1-unit, detached	60.0%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	7.3%
20 or more units	5.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Polson	Ronan
Poverty rate	20.0%	24.1%
Average household size	2.29	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	19	15
Median year structure built	1983	1974