Ennis vs Virginia City

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

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

Ennis has the higher population (615 vs 148 in Virginia City). Ennis has the higher median home value ($402,300 vs $288,600 in Virginia City). Since 2019, Ennis's population has grown faster (-27.6% vs -28.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Ennis	Virginia City
Population	615	148
Median age	52.6 yrs	65.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,880	—
Median home value	$402,300	$288,600
Median gross rent	$805	$875
Housing units	403	140
Homeownership rate	77.3%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ennis	Virginia City
Population	849 → 615 (-27.6%)	207 → 148 (-28.5%)
Median household income	$46,280 → $60,880 (+31.5%)	$48,125 → $75,625 (+57.1%)
Median home value	$227,500 → $402,300 (+76.8%)	$203,900 → $288,600 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$682 → $805 (+18.0%)	$1,000 → $875 (-12.5%)

Ennis

Population

849615

Median household income

$46,280$60,880

Median home value

$227,500$402,300

Median gross rent

$682$805

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)

	Ennis	Virginia City
Under 5	2.1%	1.4%
5 to 17	12.7%	10.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.1%
25 to 34	12.7%	1.4%
35 to 44	11.2%	16.9%
45 to 54	15.3%	10.1%
55 to 64	21.3%	5.4%
65 to 74	13.7%	28.4%
75 and over	11.1%	22.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ennis	Virginia City
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	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	1.0%	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+

	Ennis	Virginia City
No high school diploma	10.5%	22.4%
High school graduate	40.5%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ennis	Virginia City
Drove alone	76.2%	71.4%
Carpooled	2.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	13.0%	16.3%
Bicycle	3.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ennis	Virginia City
1-unit, detached	71.5%	90.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ennis	Virginia City
Poverty rate	11.8%	7.4%
Average household size	1.96	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1980	1938