Chester vs Riverview Colony

A side-by-side comparison of Chester and Riverview Colony: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chester has the higher population (704 vs 212 in Riverview Colony). Chester has the higher median household income ($53,583 vs $2,499 in Riverview Colony). Since 2019, Riverview Colony's population has grown faster (-35.0% vs -35.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Chester	Riverview Colony
Population	704	212
Median age	53.3 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	$53,583	$2,499
Median home value	$156,900	—
Median gross rent	$662	—
Housing units	387	31
Homeownership rate	56.6%	16.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chester	Riverview Colony
Population	1,099 → 704 (-35.9%)	326 → 212 (-35.0%)
Median household income	$44,375 → $53,583 (+20.8%)	$2,499 → $2,499 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$116,300 → $156,900 (+34.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$581 → $662 (+13.9%)	—

Chester

Population

1,099704

Median household income

$44,375$53,583

Median home value

$116,300$156,900

Median gross rent

$581$662

Riverview Colony

Population

326212

Median household income

$2,499$2,499

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chester	Riverview Colony
Under 5	4.5%	25.5%
5 to 17	16.9%	14.6%
18 to 24	4.3%	5.7%
25 to 34	5.1%	24.5%
35 to 44	14.2%	11.8%
45 to 54	6.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.9%	11.8%
65 to 74	6.7%	4.7%
75 and over	29.3%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chester	Riverview Colony
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chester	Riverview Colony
No high school diploma	8.4%	92.2%
High school graduate	29.4%	0.9%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	7.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chester	Riverview Colony
Drove alone	71.1%	0.0%
Carpooled	3.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	15.9%	20.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	79.3%
Other means	4.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chester	Riverview Colony
1-unit, detached	66.9%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	41.9%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	58.1%
20 or more units	8.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chester	Riverview Colony
Poverty rate	12.0%	86.8%
Average household size	2.07	6.84
Mean commute (minutes)	16	—
Median year structure built	1969	1976