Troy vs West Kootenai

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

Troy and West Kootenai 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 397 in West Kootenai). West Kootenai has the higher median household income ($74,722 vs $36,641 in Troy). West Kootenai has the higher median home value ($287,200 vs $182,100 in Troy).

Population, income & housing

	Troy	West Kootenai
Population	906	397
Median age	29.6 yrs	51.0 yrs
Median household income	$36,641	$74,722
Median home value	$182,100	$287,200
Median gross rent	$573	—
Housing units	388	209
Homeownership rate	82.9%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Troy	West Kootenai
Population	732 → 906 (+23.8%)	58 → 397 (+584.5%)
Median household income	$25,769 → $36,641 (+42.2%)	$23,333 → $74,722 (+220.2%)
Median home value	$153,500 → $182,100 (+18.6%)	—
Median gross rent	$538 → $573 (+6.5%)	—

Troy

Population

732906

Median household income

$25,769$36,641

Median home value

$153,500$182,100

Median gross rent

$538$573

West Kootenai

Population

58397

Median household income

$23,333$74,722

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Troy	West Kootenai
Under 5	8.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	28.6%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.5%	15.9%
25 to 34	9.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	6.4%	9.1%
45 to 54	9.4%	12.6%
55 to 64	7.8%	25.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	12.3%
75 and over	13.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Troy	West Kootenai
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Troy	West Kootenai
No high school diploma	15.4%	37.9%
High school graduate	35.0%	20.1%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Troy	West Kootenai
Drove alone	80.2%	18.1%
Carpooled	9.4%	19.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	52.3%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Troy	West Kootenai
1-unit, detached	75.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Troy	West Kootenai
Poverty rate	31.3%	0.0%
Average household size	2.82	3.31
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1949	1998