Fortine vs West Kootenai

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

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

West Kootenai has the higher population (397 vs 378 in Fortine). West Kootenai has the higher median household income ($74,722 vs $64,427 in Fortine). West Kootenai has the higher median home value ($287,200 vs $270,000 in Fortine).

Population, income & housing

	Fortine	West Kootenai
Population	378	397
Median age	45.7 yrs	51.0 yrs
Median household income	$64,427	$74,722
Median home value	$270,000	$287,200
Housing units	217	209
Homeownership rate	85.0%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fortine	West Kootenai
Population	421 → 378 (-10.2%)	58 → 397 (+584.5%)
Median household income	$68,036 → $64,427 (-5.3%)	$23,333 → $74,722 (+220.2%)
Median home value	$172,200 → $270,000 (+56.8%)	—
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

West Kootenai

Population

58397

Median household income

$23,333$74,722

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fortine	West Kootenai
Under 5	7.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.8%	17.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	15.9%
25 to 34	8.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	15.3%	9.1%
45 to 54	9.3%	12.6%
55 to 64	20.1%	25.7%
65 to 74	19.8%	12.3%
75 and over	2.4%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fortine	West Kootenai
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	West Kootenai
No high school diploma	4.9%	37.9%
High school graduate	45.3%	20.1%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fortine	West Kootenai
Drove alone	53.9%	18.1%
Carpooled	10.5%	19.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	52.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.9%	10.3%
Other means	4.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fortine	West Kootenai
1-unit, detached	84.8%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fortine	West Kootenai
Poverty rate	7.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.47	3.31
Mean commute (minutes)	50	17
Median year structure built	1999	1998