St. Ignatius vs Woods Bay

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

St. Ignatius and Woods Bay 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 696 in Woods Bay). Woods Bay has the higher median household income ($95,781 vs $50,781 in St. Ignatius). Woods Bay has the higher median home value ($395,700 vs $194,200 in St. Ignatius).

Population, income & housing

	St. Ignatius	Woods Bay
Population	1,053	696
Median age	28.9 yrs	57.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,781	$95,781
Median home value	$194,200	$395,700
Median gross rent	$792	—
Housing units	356	477
Homeownership rate	71.1%	93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	55.3%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Ignatius	Woods Bay
Population	839 → 1,053 (+25.5%)	810 → 696 (-14.1%)
Median household income	$35,625 → $50,781 (+42.5%)	$80,625 → $95,781 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$123,400 → $194,200 (+57.4%)	$258,600 → $395,700 (+53.0%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $792 (+17.3%)	$1,115 → $1,167 (+4.7%)

St. Ignatius

Population

8391,053

Median household income

$35,625$50,781

Median home value

$123,400$194,200

Median gross rent

$675$792

Woods Bay

Population

810696

Median household income

$80,625$95,781

Median home value

$258,600$395,700

Median gross rent

$1,115$1,167

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Ignatius	Woods Bay
Under 5	8.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	27.8%	3.3%
18 to 24	9.2%	1.7%
25 to 34	11.3%	21.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.8%
45 to 54	8.3%	3.0%
55 to 64	8.4%	25.3%
65 to 74	8.3%	14.8%
75 and over	6.4%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Ignatius	Woods Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	53.9%	87.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.6%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Ignatius	Woods Bay
No high school diploma	8.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	28.5%	17.2%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	37.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Ignatius	Woods Bay
Drove alone	71.6%	74.7%
Carpooled	14.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	20.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Ignatius	Woods Bay
1-unit, detached	77.0%	88.7%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	St. Ignatius	Woods Bay
Poverty rate	16.3%	3.4%
Average household size	3.24	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1963	1995