Alberton vs Riverbend

A side-by-side comparison of Alberton and Riverbend: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Alberton has the higher population (567 vs 505 in Riverbend). Alberton has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $62,250 in Riverbend). Riverbend has the higher median home value ($428,000 vs $247,000 in Alberton).

Population, income & housing

	Alberton	Riverbend
Population	567	505
Median age	30.2 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$62,250
Median home value	$247,000	$428,000
Median gross rent	$1,161	$1,042
Housing units	246	177
Homeownership rate	79.1%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alberton	Riverbend
Population	555 → 567 (+2.2%)	272 → 505 (+85.7%)
Median household income	$48,125 → $71,250 (+48.1%)	$46,750 → $62,250 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$155,300 → $247,000 (+59.0%)	$224,100 → $428,000 (+91.0%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $1,161 (+65.9%)	$1,050 → $1,042 (-0.8%)

Alberton

Population

555567

Median household income

$48,125$71,250

Median home value

$155,300$247,000

Median gross rent

$700$1,161

Riverbend

Population

272505

Median household income

$46,750$62,250

Median home value

$224,100$428,000

Median gross rent

$1,050$1,042

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alberton	Riverbend
Under 5	7.6%	15.4%
5 to 17	22.6%	9.3%
18 to 24	4.1%	8.3%
25 to 34	23.6%	9.3%
35 to 44	10.8%	13.3%
45 to 54	13.9%	2.6%
55 to 64	8.3%	5.9%
65 to 74	2.6%	30.5%
75 and over	6.5%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alberton	Riverbend
White (non-Hispanic)	81.7%	84.4%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.2%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alberton	Riverbend
No high school diploma	8.0%	15.7%
High school graduate	37.5%	49.4%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alberton	Riverbend
Drove alone	76.1%	59.6%
Carpooled	7.5%	23.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	9.3%
Other means	4.2%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alberton	Riverbend
1-unit, detached	67.5%	58.8%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	15.8%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	17.1%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Alberton	Riverbend
Poverty rate	15.0%	11.7%
Average household size	2.47	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	34	23
Median year structure built	1978	1981