Eureka vs Libby

A side-by-side comparison of Eureka and Libby: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Libby has the higher population (2,948 vs 2,009 in Eureka). Eureka has the higher median household income ($43,750 vs $39,261 in Libby). Libby has the higher median home value ($218,500 vs $172,300 in Eureka).

Population, income & housing

	Eureka	Libby
Population	2,009	2,948
Median age	37.7 yrs	49.0 yrs
Median household income	$43,750	$39,261
Median home value	$172,300	$218,500
Median gross rent	$1,012	$679
Housing units	694	1,535
Homeownership rate	78.6%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.4%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eureka	Libby
Population	1,645 → 2,009 (+22.1%)	2,703 → 2,948 (+9.1%)
Median household income	$32,934 → $43,750 (+32.8%)	$37,802 → $39,261 (+3.9%)
Median home value	$173,400 → $172,300 (-0.6%)	$132,200 → $218,500 (+65.3%)
Median gross rent	$734 → $1,012 (+37.9%)	$631 → $679 (+7.6%)

Eureka

Population

1,6452,009

Median household income

$32,934$43,750

Median home value

$173,400$172,300

Median gross rent

$734$1,012

Libby

Population

2,7032,948

Median household income

$37,802$39,261

Median home value

$132,200$218,500

Median gross rent

$631$679

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eureka	Libby
Under 5	7.8%	2.8%
5 to 17	24.5%	15.7%
18 to 24	3.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	12.4%	10.9%
35 to 44	15.9%	10.2%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	8.8%	15.0%
65 to 74	7.4%	12.6%
75 and over	8.2%	14.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eureka	Libby
White (non-Hispanic)	87.7%	86.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	5.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eureka	Libby
No high school diploma	11.5%	7.1%
High school graduate	44.4%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eureka	Libby
Drove alone	51.7%	66.4%
Carpooled	10.9%	16.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	5.6%
Worked from home	31.3%	7.9%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eureka	Libby
1-unit, detached	57.2%	67.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	35.2%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Eureka	Libby
Poverty rate	29.3%	26.1%
Average household size	3.16	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	18	14
Median year structure built	1976	1959