Twin Bridges vs Virginia City

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

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

Twin Bridges has the higher population (218 vs 148 in Virginia City). Virginia City has the higher median home value ($288,600 vs $220,800 in Twin Bridges). Since 2019, Twin Bridges's population has grown faster (-7.2% vs -28.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Twin Bridges	Virginia City
Population	218	148
Median age	61.1 yrs	65.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,292	—
Median home value	$220,800	$288,600
Median gross rent	—	$875
Housing units	154	140
Homeownership rate	72.0%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Twin Bridges	Virginia City
Population	235 → 218 (-7.2%)	207 → 148 (-28.5%)
Median household income	$32,321 → $52,292 (+61.8%)	$48,125 → $75,625 (+57.1%)
Median home value	$164,400 → $220,800 (+34.3%)	$203,900 → $288,600 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $964 (+31.2%)	$1,000 → $875 (-12.5%)

Twin Bridges

Population

235218

Median household income

$32,321$52,292

Median home value

$164,400$220,800

Median gross rent

$735$964

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)

	Twin Bridges	Virginia City
Under 5	2.3%	1.4%
5 to 17	14.7%	10.1%
18 to 24	5.0%	4.1%
25 to 34	1.4%	1.4%
35 to 44	15.1%	16.9%
45 to 54	7.8%	10.1%
55 to 64	16.1%	5.4%
65 to 74	25.7%	28.4%
75 and over	11.9%	22.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Twin Bridges	Virginia City
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	98.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.2%	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	2.8%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Twin Bridges	Virginia City
No high school diploma	5.3%	22.4%
High school graduate	30.6%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	47.1%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Twin Bridges	Virginia City
Drove alone	68.4%	71.4%
Carpooled	1.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	24.6%	16.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Twin Bridges	Virginia City
1-unit, detached	77.9%	90.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Twin Bridges	Virginia City
Poverty rate	11.5%	7.4%
Average household size	2.04	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	38	18
Median year structure built	1964	1938