East Missoula vs Orchard Homes

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

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

Orchard Homes has the higher population (5,280 vs 2,072 in East Missoula). Orchard Homes has the higher median household income ($68,649 vs $65,541 in East Missoula). Orchard Homes has the higher median home value ($473,100 vs $323,900 in East Missoula).

Population, income & housing

	East Missoula	Orchard Homes
Population	2,072	5,280
Median age	42.0 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,541	$68,649
Median home value	$323,900	$473,100
Median gross rent	$1,039	$962
Housing units	1,036	2,344
Homeownership rate	74.8%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.5%	45.3%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Missoula	Orchard Homes
Population	2,111 → 2,072 (-1.8%)	5,847 → 5,280 (-9.7%)
Median household income	$53,234 → $65,541 (+23.1%)	$67,533 → $68,649 (+1.7%)
Median home value	$218,600 → $323,900 (+48.2%)	$312,000 → $473,100 (+51.6%)
Median gross rent	$902 → $1,039 (+15.2%)	$958 → $962 (+0.4%)

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

Orchard Homes

Population

5,8475,280

Median household income

$67,533$68,649

Median home value

$312,000$473,100

Median gross rent

$958$962

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Missoula	Orchard Homes
Under 5	2.2%	6.5%
5 to 17	12.8%	10.7%
18 to 24	8.2%	8.4%
25 to 34	14.6%	9.5%
35 to 44	21.2%	16.1%
45 to 54	7.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.8%	13.4%
65 to 74	9.7%	13.1%
75 and over	9.2%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Missoula	Orchard Homes
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Missoula	Orchard Homes
No high school diploma	6.4%	1.9%
High school graduate	25.6%	19.2%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	25.1%	32.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Missoula	Orchard Homes
Drove alone	76.8%	70.8%
Carpooled	3.7%	10.1%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	9.0%
Worked from home	15.7%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Missoula	Orchard Homes
1-unit, detached	68.0%	62.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	17.3%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	1.8%
20 or more units	1.8%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	East Missoula	Orchard Homes
Poverty rate	8.4%	9.7%
Average household size	2.15	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	22	15
Median year structure built	1977	1976