East Missoula vs Lolo

A side-by-side comparison of East Missoula and Lolo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lolo has the higher population (4,378 vs 2,072 in East Missoula). Lolo has the higher median household income ($73,700 vs $65,541 in East Missoula). Lolo has the higher median home value ($353,700 vs $323,900 in East Missoula).

Population, income & housing

	East Missoula	Lolo
Population	2,072	4,378
Median age	42.0 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,541	$73,700
Median home value	$323,900	$353,700
Median gross rent	$1,039	$1,126
Housing units	1,036	1,826
Homeownership rate	74.8%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.5%	40.3%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Missoula	Lolo
Population	2,111 → 2,072 (-1.8%)	3,961 → 4,378 (+10.5%)
Median household income	$53,234 → $65,541 (+23.1%)	$58,688 → $73,700 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$218,600 → $323,900 (+48.2%)	$230,200 → $353,700 (+53.6%)
Median gross rent	$902 → $1,039 (+15.2%)	$714 → $1,126 (+57.7%)

East Missoula

Population

2,1112,072

Median household income

$53,234$65,541

Median home value

$218,600$323,900

Median gross rent

$902$1,039

Lolo

Population

3,9614,378

Median household income

$58,688$73,700

Median home value

$230,200$353,700

Median gross rent

$714$1,126

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Missoula	Lolo
Under 5	2.2%	11.5%
5 to 17	12.8%	15.8%
18 to 24	8.2%	10.6%
25 to 34	14.6%	16.1%
35 to 44	21.2%	14.5%
45 to 54	7.3%	11.0%
55 to 64	14.8%	11.8%
65 to 74	9.7%	4.0%
75 and over	9.2%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Missoula	Lolo
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	90.9%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Missoula	Lolo
No high school diploma	6.4%	5.9%
High school graduate	25.6%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.1%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Missoula	Lolo
Drove alone	76.8%	77.2%
Carpooled	3.7%	14.1%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.7%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Missoula	Lolo
1-unit, detached	68.0%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	5.7%
20 or more units	1.8%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	East Missoula	Lolo
Poverty rate	8.4%	7.2%
Average household size	2.15	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1977	1995