Libby vs White Haven

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

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

Libby has the higher population (2,948 vs 660 in White Haven). Libby has the higher median home value ($218,500 vs $175,000 in White Haven). Since 2019, White Haven's population has grown faster (+38.9% vs +9.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Libby	White Haven
Population	2,948	660
Median age	49.0 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$39,261	—
Median home value	$218,500	$175,000
Median gross rent	$679	—
Housing units	1,535	257
Homeownership rate	59.5%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Libby	White Haven
Population	2,703 → 2,948 (+9.1%)	475 → 660 (+38.9%)
Median household income	$37,802 → $39,261 (+3.9%)	$43,173 → $33,641 (-22.1%)
Median home value	$132,200 → $218,500 (+65.3%)	$97,100 → $175,000 (+80.2%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $679 (+7.6%)	$731 → $533 (-27.1%)

Libby

Population

2,7032,948

Median household income

$37,802$39,261

Median home value

$132,200$218,500

Median gross rent

$631$679

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)

	Libby	White Haven
Under 5	2.8%	8.0%
5 to 17	15.7%	8.6%
18 to 24	6.3%	10.2%
25 to 34	10.9%	18.8%
35 to 44	10.2%	8.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	16.7%
55 to 64	15.0%	18.6%
65 to 74	12.6%	10.9%
75 and over	14.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Libby	White Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	88.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	10.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Libby	White Haven
No high school diploma	7.1%	12.6%
High school graduate	35.8%	65.2%
Some college or associate's	39.9%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Libby	White Haven
Drove alone	66.4%	89.6%
Carpooled	16.8%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	5.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Libby	White Haven
1-unit, detached	67.0%	44.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.0%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	39.3%

Poverty & households

	Libby	White Haven
Poverty rate	26.1%	31.9%
Average household size	1.96	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	14	11
Median year structure built	1959	1971