Polson vs St. Ignatius

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

Polson and St. Ignatius 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 1,053 in St. Ignatius). Polson has the higher median household income ($51,463 vs $50,781 in St. Ignatius). Polson has the higher median home value ($321,000 vs $194,200 in St. Ignatius).

Population, income & housing

	Polson	St. Ignatius
Population	5,334	1,053
Median age	42.9 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,463	$50,781
Median home value	$321,000	$194,200
Median gross rent	$921	$792
Housing units	2,743	356
Homeownership rate	52.6%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Polson	St. Ignatius
Population	4,918 → 5,334 (+8.5%)	839 → 1,053 (+25.5%)
Median household income	$37,054 → $51,463 (+38.9%)	$35,625 → $50,781 (+42.5%)
Median home value	$187,200 → $321,000 (+71.5%)	$123,400 → $194,200 (+57.4%)
Median gross rent	$727 → $921 (+26.7%)	$675 → $792 (+17.3%)

Polson

Population

4,9185,334

Median household income

$37,054$51,463

Median home value

$187,200$321,000

Median gross rent

$727$921

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)

	Polson	St. Ignatius
Under 5	6.6%	8.6%
5 to 17	14.4%	27.8%
18 to 24	8.8%	9.2%
25 to 34	11.5%	11.3%
35 to 44	9.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.2%	8.3%
55 to 64	14.5%	8.4%
65 to 74	12.9%	8.3%
75 and over	9.7%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Polson	St. Ignatius
White (non-Hispanic)	59.6%	53.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17.1%	32.6%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	15.2%	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Polson	St. Ignatius
No high school diploma	7.7%	8.6%
High school graduate	31.6%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Polson	St. Ignatius
Drove alone	82.9%	71.6%
Carpooled	7.8%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	5.4%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	8.5%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Polson	St. Ignatius
1-unit, detached	60.0%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	4.2%
20 or more units	5.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	Polson	St. Ignatius
Poverty rate	20.0%	16.3%
Average household size	2.29	3.24
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1983	1963