Fortine vs Sylvanite

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

Fortine and Sylvanite 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 157 in Sylvanite). Fortine has the higher median household income ($64,427 vs $52,396 in Sylvanite). Sylvanite has the higher median home value ($376,900 vs $270,000 in Fortine).

Population, income & housing

	Fortine	Sylvanite
Population	378	157
Median age	45.7 yrs	70.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,427	$52,396
Median home value	$270,000	$376,900
Housing units	217	114
Homeownership rate	85.0%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fortine	Sylvanite
Population	421 → 378 (-10.2%)	78 → 157 (+101.3%)
Median household income	$68,036 → $64,427 (-5.3%)	$60,417 → $52,396 (-13.3%)
Median home value	$172,200 → $270,000 (+56.8%)	$261,400 → $376,900 (+44.2%)
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

Sylvanite

Population

78157

Median household income

$60,417$52,396

Median home value

$261,400$376,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fortine	Sylvanite
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%	1.9%
35 to 44	15.3%	9.6%
45 to 54	9.3%	13.4%
55 to 64	20.1%	5.1%
65 to 74	19.8%	38.2%
75 and over	2.4%	31.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fortine	Sylvanite
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	90.4%
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%	2.5%
Two or more races	2.6%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fortine	Sylvanite
No high school diploma	4.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	45.3%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fortine	Sylvanite
Drove alone	53.9%	40.0%
Carpooled	10.5%	31.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.9%	28.6%
Other means	4.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fortine	Sylvanite
1-unit, detached	84.8%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Fortine	Sylvanite
Poverty rate	7.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.47	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	50	49
Median year structure built	1999	1989