East Missoula vs Wye

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

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

East Missoula has the higher population (2,072 vs 1,222 in Wye). Wye has the higher median household income ($106,667 vs $65,541 in East Missoula). Wye has the higher median home value ($520,700 vs $323,900 in East Missoula).

Population, income & housing

	East Missoula	Wye
Population	2,072	1,222
Median age	42.0 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,541	$106,667
Median home value	$323,900	$520,700
Median gross rent	$1,039	$1,804
Housing units	1,036	419
Homeownership rate	74.8%	63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.5%	48.0%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Missoula	Wye
Population	2,111 → 2,072 (-1.8%)	788 → 1,222 (+55.1%)
Median household income	$53,234 → $65,541 (+23.1%)	$72,826 → $106,667 (+46.5%)
Median home value	$218,600 → $323,900 (+48.2%)	$275,400 → $520,700 (+89.1%)
Median gross rent	$902 → $1,039 (+15.2%)	$1,156 → $1,804 (+56.1%)

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

Wye

Population

7881,222

Median household income

$72,826$106,667

Median home value

$275,400$520,700

Median gross rent

$1,156$1,804

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Missoula	Wye
Under 5	2.2%	7.0%
5 to 17	12.8%	24.1%
18 to 24	8.2%	14.3%
25 to 34	14.6%	10.7%
35 to 44	21.2%	27.5%
45 to 54	7.3%	2.5%
55 to 64	14.8%	9.0%
65 to 74	9.7%	2.3%
75 and over	9.2%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Missoula	Wye
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Missoula	Wye
No high school diploma	6.4%	1.2%
High school graduate	25.6%	15.7%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	25.1%	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	18.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Missoula	Wye
Drove alone	76.8%	69.0%
Carpooled	3.7%	17.5%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	7.4%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.7%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Missoula	Wye
1-unit, detached	68.0%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	19.6%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	East Missoula	Wye
Poverty rate	8.4%	4.3%
Average household size	2.15	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	22	15
Median year structure built	1977	2013