Alder vs Silver Star

A side-by-side comparison of Alder and Silver Star: population, income, housing, and more.

Alder and Silver Star are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alder has the higher population (108 vs 72 in Silver Star). Alder has the higher median household income ($39,167 vs $34,375 in Silver Star). Silver Star has the higher median home value ($513,900 vs $436,400 in Alder).

Population, income & housing

	Alder	Silver Star
Population	108	72
Median age	58.0 yrs	54.1 yrs
Median household income	$39,167	$34,375
Median home value	$436,400	$513,900
Median gross rent	$717	—
Housing units	75	20
Homeownership rate	72.4%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.0%	54.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alder	Silver Star
Population	109 → 108 (-0.9%)	89 → 72 (-19.1%)
Median household income	$32,813 → $39,167 (+19.4%)	$41,250 → $34,375 (-16.7%)
Median home value	$161,300 → $436,400 (+170.6%)	$562,500 → $513,900 (-8.6%)

Alder

Population

109108

Median household income

$32,813$39,167

Median home value

$161,300$436,400

Silver Star

Population

8972

Median household income

$41,250$34,375

Median home value

$562,500$513,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alder	Silver Star
Under 5	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.2%	13.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	16.7%
25 to 34	5.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	9.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	30.6%
55 to 64	16.7%	4.2%
65 to 74	23.1%	4.2%
75 and over	17.6%	20.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alder	Silver Star
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.4%
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%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alder	Silver Star
No high school diploma	5.4%	6.0%
High school graduate	33.3%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	8.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	44.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alder	Silver Star
Drove alone	52.0%	90.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.0%	9.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alder	Silver Star
1-unit, detached	78.7%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.0%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Alder	Silver Star
Poverty rate	13.9%	9.7%
Average household size	1.86	3.60
Mean commute (minutes)	11	—
Median year structure built	1955	1998