Alder vs Virginia City

A side-by-side comparison of Alder and Virginia City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Virginia City has the higher population (148 vs 108 in Alder). Alder has the higher median home value ($436,400 vs $288,600 in Virginia City). Since 2019, Alder's population has grown faster (-0.9% vs -28.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Alder	Virginia City
Population	108	148
Median age	58.0 yrs	65.3 yrs
Median household income	$39,167	—
Median home value	$436,400	$288,600
Median gross rent	$717	$875
Housing units	75	140
Homeownership rate	72.4%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.0%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alder	Virginia City
Population	109 → 108 (-0.9%)	207 → 148 (-28.5%)
Median household income	$32,813 → $39,167 (+19.4%)	$48,125 → $75,625 (+57.1%)
Median home value	$161,300 → $436,400 (+170.6%)	$203,900 → $288,600 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,000 → $875 (-12.5%)

Alder

Population

109108

Median household income

$32,813$39,167

Median home value

$161,300$436,400

Virginia City

Population

207148

Median household income

$48,125$75,625

Median home value

$203,900$288,600

Median gross rent

$1,000$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alder	Virginia City
Under 5	3.7%	1.4%
5 to 17	10.2%	10.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.1%
25 to 34	5.6%	1.4%
35 to 44	11.1%	16.9%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.1%
55 to 64	16.7%	5.4%
65 to 74	23.1%	28.4%
75 and over	17.6%	22.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alder	Virginia City
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	98.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
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%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alder	Virginia City
No high school diploma	5.4%	22.4%
High school graduate	33.3%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alder	Virginia City
Drove alone	52.0%	71.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.0%	16.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.0%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alder	Virginia City
1-unit, detached	78.7%	90.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alder	Virginia City
Poverty rate	13.9%	7.4%
Average household size	1.86	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	11	18
Median year structure built	1955	1938