Fortine vs Happys Inn

A side-by-side comparison of Fortine and Happys Inn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fortine has the higher population (378 vs 146 in Happys Inn). Fortine has the higher median household income ($64,427 vs $47,976 in Happys Inn). Happys Inn has the higher median home value ($417,000 vs $270,000 in Fortine).

Population, income & housing

	Fortine	Happys Inn
Population	378	146
Median age	45.7 yrs	71.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,427	$47,976
Median home value	$270,000	$417,000
Housing units	217	301
Homeownership rate	85.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fortine	Happys Inn
Population	421 → 378 (-10.2%)	68 → 146 (+114.7%)
Median household income	$68,036 → $64,427 (-5.3%)	$41,192 → $47,976 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$172,200 → $270,000 (+56.8%)	$336,600 → $417,000 (+23.9%)
Median gross rent	$747 → $1,058 (+41.6%)	—

Fortine

Population

421378

Median household income

$68,036$64,427

Median home value

$172,200$270,000

Median gross rent

$747$1,058

Happys Inn

Population

68146

Median household income

$41,192$47,976

Median home value

$336,600$417,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fortine	Happys Inn
Under 5	7.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.8%	0.0%
18 to 24	6.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	15.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	20.1%	4.8%
65 to 74	19.8%	57.5%
75 and over	2.4%	37.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fortine	Happys Inn
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	2.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fortine	Happys Inn
No high school diploma	4.9%	6.8%
High school graduate	45.3%	52.7%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	6.8%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	33.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fortine	Happys Inn
Drove alone	53.9%	87.0%
Carpooled	10.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	13.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.9%	0.0%
Other means	4.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fortine	Happys Inn
1-unit, detached	84.8%	85.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Fortine	Happys Inn
Poverty rate	7.7%	41.8%
Average household size	2.47	1.40
Mean commute (minutes)	50	—
Median year structure built	1999	1979