Fortine vs Troy

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

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

Troy has the higher population (906 vs 378 in Fortine). Fortine has the higher median household income ($64,427 vs $36,641 in Troy). Fortine has the higher median home value ($270,000 vs $182,100 in Troy).

Population, income & housing

	Fortine	Troy
Population	378	906
Median age	45.7 yrs	29.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,427	$36,641
Median home value	$270,000	$182,100
Median gross rent	—	$573
Housing units	217	388
Homeownership rate	85.0%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fortine	Troy
Population	421 → 378 (-10.2%)	732 → 906 (+23.8%)
Median household income	$68,036 → $64,427 (-5.3%)	$25,769 → $36,641 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$172,200 → $270,000 (+56.8%)	$153,500 → $182,100 (+18.6%)
Median gross rent	$747 → $1,058 (+41.6%)	$538 → $573 (+6.5%)

Fortine

Population

421378

Median household income

$68,036$64,427

Median home value

$172,200$270,000

Median gross rent

$747$1,058

Troy

Population

732906

Median household income

$25,769$36,641

Median home value

$153,500$182,100

Median gross rent

$538$573

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fortine	Troy
Under 5	7.1%	8.7%
5 to 17	10.8%	28.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.5%
25 to 34	8.5%	9.7%
35 to 44	15.3%	6.4%
45 to 54	9.3%	9.4%
55 to 64	20.1%	7.8%
65 to 74	19.8%	8.8%
75 and over	2.4%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fortine	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fortine	Troy
No high school diploma	4.9%	15.4%
High school graduate	45.3%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fortine	Troy
Drove alone	53.9%	80.2%
Carpooled	10.5%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	30.9%	9.7%
Other means	4.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fortine	Troy
1-unit, detached	84.8%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	21.6%

Poverty & households

	Fortine	Troy
Poverty rate	7.7%	31.3%
Average household size	2.47	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	50	21
Median year structure built	1999	1949