Ronan vs St. Ignatius

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

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

Ronan has the higher population (1,962 vs 1,053 in St. Ignatius). St. Ignatius has the higher median household income ($50,781 vs $41,429 in Ronan). Ronan has the higher median home value ($201,700 vs $194,200 in St. Ignatius).

Population, income & housing

	Ronan	St. Ignatius
Population	1,962	1,053
Median age	35.3 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,429	$50,781
Median home value	$201,700	$194,200
Median gross rent	$798	$792
Housing units	875	356
Homeownership rate	56.6%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ronan	St. Ignatius
Population	1,955 → 1,962 (+0.4%)	839 → 1,053 (+25.5%)
Median household income	$32,986 → $41,429 (+25.6%)	$35,625 → $50,781 (+42.5%)
Median home value	$140,800 → $201,700 (+43.3%)	$123,400 → $194,200 (+57.4%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $798 (+25.1%)	$675 → $792 (+17.3%)

Ronan

Population

1,9551,962

Median household income

$32,986$41,429

Median home value

$140,800$201,700

Median gross rent

$638$798

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)

	Ronan	St. Ignatius
Under 5	7.3%	8.6%
5 to 17	18.8%	27.8%
18 to 24	8.7%	9.2%
25 to 34	14.6%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.6%	11.8%
45 to 54	9.1%	8.3%
55 to 64	12.9%	8.4%
65 to 74	9.1%	8.3%
75 and over	8.9%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ronan	St. Ignatius
White (non-Hispanic)	46.3%	53.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26.7%	32.6%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	19.7%	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ronan	St. Ignatius
No high school diploma	9.4%	8.6%
High school graduate	42.4%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ronan	St. Ignatius
Drove alone	66.8%	71.6%
Carpooled	20.9%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.9%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ronan	St. Ignatius
1-unit, detached	61.8%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	13.9%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	4.2%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	Ronan	St. Ignatius
Poverty rate	24.1%	16.3%
Average household size	2.49	3.24
Mean commute (minutes)	15	23
Median year structure built	1974	1963