West Kootenai vs White Haven

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

West Kootenai 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 397 in West Kootenai). West Kootenai has the higher median home value ($287,200 vs $175,000 in White Haven). Since 2019, West Kootenai's population has grown faster (+584.5% vs +38.9%).

Population, income & housing

	West Kootenai	White Haven
Population	397	660
Median age	51.0 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$74,722	—
Median home value	$287,200	$175,000
Housing units	209	257
Homeownership rate	84.2%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Kootenai	White Haven
Population	58 → 397 (+584.5%)	475 → 660 (+38.9%)
Median household income	$23,333 → $74,722 (+220.2%)	$43,173 → $33,641 (-22.1%)
Median home value	—	$97,100 → $175,000 (+80.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$731 → $533 (-27.1%)

West Kootenai

Population

58397

Median household income

$23,333$74,722

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)

	West Kootenai	White Haven
Under 5	0.0%	8.0%
5 to 17	17.6%	8.6%
18 to 24	15.9%	10.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	18.8%
35 to 44	9.1%	8.2%
45 to 54	12.6%	16.7%
55 to 64	25.7%	18.6%
65 to 74	12.3%	10.9%
75 and over	6.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Kootenai	White Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	10.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Kootenai	White Haven
No high school diploma	37.9%	12.6%
High school graduate	20.1%	65.2%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Kootenai	White Haven
Drove alone	18.1%	89.6%
Carpooled	19.4%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	52.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Kootenai	White Haven
1-unit, detached	100.0%	44.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	39.3%

Poverty & households

	West Kootenai	White Haven
Poverty rate	0.0%	31.9%
Average household size	3.31	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	17	11
Median year structure built	1998	1971