Fortine vs White Haven

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

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

White Haven has the higher population (660 vs 378 in Fortine). Fortine has the higher median home value ($270,000 vs $175,000 in White Haven). Since 2019, White Haven's population has grown faster (+38.9% vs -10.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Fortine	White Haven
Population	378	660
Median age	45.7 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,427	—
Median home value	$270,000	$175,000
Housing units	217	257
Homeownership rate	85.0%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fortine	White Haven
Population	421 → 378 (-10.2%)	475 → 660 (+38.9%)
Median household income	$68,036 → $64,427 (-5.3%)	$43,173 → $33,641 (-22.1%)
Median home value	$172,200 → $270,000 (+56.8%)	$97,100 → $175,000 (+80.2%)
Median gross rent	$747 → $1,058 (+41.6%)	$731 → $533 (-27.1%)

Fortine

Population

421378

Median household income

$68,036$64,427

Median home value

$172,200$270,000

Median gross rent

$747$1,058

White Haven

Population

475660

Median household income

$43,173$33,641

Median home value

$97,100$175,000

Median gross rent

$731$533

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fortine	White Haven
Under 5	7.1%	8.0%
5 to 17	10.8%	8.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	10.2%
25 to 34	8.5%	18.8%
35 to 44	15.3%	8.2%
45 to 54	9.3%	16.7%
55 to 64	20.1%	18.6%
65 to 74	19.8%	10.9%
75 and over	2.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fortine	White Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	88.3%
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%	10.6%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fortine	White Haven
No high school diploma	4.9%	12.6%
High school graduate	45.3%	65.2%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fortine	White Haven
Drove alone	53.9%	89.6%
Carpooled	10.5%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.9%	0.0%
Other means	4.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fortine	White Haven
1-unit, detached	84.8%	44.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	39.3%

Poverty & households

	Fortine	White Haven
Poverty rate	7.7%	31.9%
Average household size	2.47	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	50	11
Median year structure built	1999	1971