Lolo vs Orchard Homes

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

Lolo 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 4,378 in Lolo). Lolo has the higher median household income ($73,700 vs $68,649 in Orchard Homes). Orchard Homes has the higher median home value ($473,100 vs $353,700 in Lolo).

Population, income & housing

	Lolo	Orchard Homes
Population	4,378	5,280
Median age	32.7 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$73,700	$68,649
Median home value	$353,700	$473,100
Median gross rent	$1,126	$962
Housing units	1,826	2,344
Homeownership rate	76.6%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.3%	45.3%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lolo	Orchard Homes
Population	3,961 → 4,378 (+10.5%)	5,847 → 5,280 (-9.7%)
Median household income	$58,688 → $73,700 (+25.6%)	$67,533 → $68,649 (+1.7%)
Median home value	$230,200 → $353,700 (+53.6%)	$312,000 → $473,100 (+51.6%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $1,126 (+57.7%)	$958 → $962 (+0.4%)

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

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)

	Lolo	Orchard Homes
Under 5	11.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	15.8%	10.7%
18 to 24	10.6%	8.4%
25 to 34	16.1%	9.5%
35 to 44	14.5%	16.1%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.3%
55 to 64	11.8%	13.4%
65 to 74	4.0%	13.1%
75 and over	4.7%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lolo	Orchard Homes
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lolo	Orchard Homes
No high school diploma	5.9%	1.9%
High school graduate	18.4%	19.2%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	32.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lolo	Orchard Homes
Drove alone	77.2%	70.8%
Carpooled	14.1%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	9.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	6.2%
Other means	0.2%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lolo	Orchard Homes
1-unit, detached	69.6%	62.4%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	17.3%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	1.8%
20 or more units	3.3%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Lolo	Orchard Homes
Poverty rate	7.2%	9.7%
Average household size	2.40	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	25	15
Median year structure built	1995	1976